Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
Robert Theer (1808-63)
The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna del Granduca'] 1853
Lithograph | 45.8 x 38.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850658
![The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna del Granduca']](https://albert.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/3/2/741531-1520337329.jpg?itok=bjOS92e5 "The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna del Granduca']")
A lithograph after the Madonna del Granduca by Raphael (c.1505; Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, inv. no.1912, no.178), with variations. Lettered with production details. See RCIN 850653 for a photograph of the painting.
Showing the half length standing figure of the Virgin gazing downwards and holding the Christ Child, set before a parapet, in a hilly landscape.
Showing the half length standing figure of the Virgin gazing downwards and holding the Christ Child, set before a parapet, in a hilly landscape.
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Creator(s)
Robert Theer (1808-63) (lithographer)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
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45.8 x 38.0 cm (sheet of paper)
30.8 x 23.8 cm (image)
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Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Virgin & Child
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.55 A.IV.6
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Place of Production
Vienna [Austria]
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