Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
The Virgin kneeling before the cradle c.1860-76
Carbon print | 11.3 x 9.5 cm (mount) | RCIN 851208
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1512-13) currently housed in the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence (inv. no.500E).
The photograph shows the full-length Virgin, almost in profile to left, kneeling before the cradle of Christ; a separate study of the draped legs of the Virgin at right.
The photograph shows the full-length Virgin, almost in profile to left, kneeling before the cradle of Christ; a separate study of the draped legs of the Virgin at right.
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Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Subject(s)
Blessed Virgin Mary -
11.3 x 9.5 cm (mount)
8.4 x 7.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Beds
- Cradles
- Beds
- Furniture & accessories
- Home economics
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.91 C.XVI.1
Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.213, no.322
Ferino Pagden 1984 : Ferino Pagden, S. , 1984, in Raffaello a Firenze. Dipinti e disegni delle collezioni fiorentine, Milan p.364, no.48
Inventario Uffizi. Disegni Esposti I 1986 : Disegni esposti ; v. 1, 1986 / a cura di Annamaria Petrioli Tofani, Florence (Gabinetto disegni e stampe degli Uffizi) p.255, no.500E
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