Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
AGOSTINO DEI MUSI (C. 1490-AFTER 1536)
The Virgin and Child, with the Infant Baptist and an angel holding a crown
c.1518-20Engraving | 21.1 x 15.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851312
A print thought to be after a lost design by Raphael. Only state. Signed on plate at upper left with monogram: AV.
The print shows the three-quarter length seated Virgin, holding the Christ Child on her knees with both hands, with the Infant Baptist standing at her side and presenting the Child with flowers; above is an angel holding a crown; in an interior with a curtain draped behind them and a building partially visible beyond.
Creator(s)
Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536) (engraver)
After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
21.1 x 15.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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
- Angels, demons, devils, saints
- Angels
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ Child
- Infancy of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Jewellery
- Crowns
- Jewellery
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.210, no.XLIII.1 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
