Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
ELISABETTA SIRANI (1638-65)
The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist
c.1658-1665Etching | 23.1 x 21.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851110
A print reproducing (in reverse) a circular painting which, according to Ruland (1876), was then in the Royal Gallery, Dresden. Lettered with production details.
The composition is based on the so-called ‘Madonna della Rosa’, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.302) generally attributed to Raphael and his workshop (c.1517-18), but with various alterations and lacking the figure of St Joseph. For a photograph of the ‘Madonna della Rosa’, see RCIN 851103.
Showing the seated Virgin supporting the Christ Child with both hands, who stands on one foot on a cushion, with the Infant Baptist standing on the right and presenting the Child with an inscribed scroll; in an interior.
The composition is based on the so-called ‘Madonna della Rosa’, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.302) generally attributed to Raphael and his workshop (c.1517-18), but with various alterations and lacking the figure of St Joseph. For a photograph of the ‘Madonna della Rosa’, see RCIN 851103.
Showing the seated Virgin supporting the Christ Child with both hands, who stands on one foot on a cushion, with the Infant Baptist standing on the right and presenting the Child with an inscribed scroll; in an interior.
Creator(s)
Elisabetta Sirani (1638-65) (etcher)
After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
23.1 x 21.5 cm (sheet of paper)
20.5 x 21.2 cm (image)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp. 178-182, no. 63 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )
