Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
Vincenzo Vangelisti (1744-98)
The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna with the Green Cushion'] c.1764-1788
Engraving with etching | 33.0 x 25.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851161
![The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna with the Green Cushion']](https://albert.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/7/6/743715-1521458381.jpg?itok=uuEuDLIv "The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna with the Green Cushion']")
A print after the so-called Madonna of the Green Cushion, a painting by Andrea Solario currently housed in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.673); reproduced in reverse. The lettering indicates that the painting - then in the Palais Royal - was believed to be by Raphael. Lettered with title and production details.
This print shows the half-length Virgin breast-feeding the Christ Child, who lies on a cushion placed on a plinth; the figures are set against a landscape background.
This print shows the half-length Virgin breast-feeding the Christ Child, who lies on a cushion placed on a plinth; the figures are set against a landscape background.
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Creator(s)
Vincenzo Vangelisti (1744-98) (engraver)
After Andrea Solario (1460-1524) (artist)
Chisty : J.e Rue de l'Abbaye, no. 12, Paris (publisher)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Subject(s)
Blessed Virgin Mary -
33.0 x 25.2 cm (sheet of paper)
30.2 x 24.7 cm (image)
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LE PREMIER DEVOIR DES MERES
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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
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ Child
- Infancy of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.87 B.XXXI.1
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