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The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints [‘The Colonna Altarpiece’, central panel] c.1829-1865
Engraving with etching | 87.3 x 68.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850668
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An engraving after the central panel of the so-called Colonna Altarpiece painted by Raphael (c.1504-05) for the Nunnery of Sant’Antonio da Padua, Perugia now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no.1630ab). Lettered with production details. See RCIN 850667 for a photograph of the painting.
Showing the Virgin and Child enthroned with the Infant Baptist, between Saints Paul and Catherine on the left, and Saint Peter and a haloed female martyr on the right. Monogram of the engraver in lower left corner.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
87.3 x 68.6 cm (sheet of paper)
64.0 x 51.8 cm (image)
82.5 x 61.7 cm (platemark)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 172-185, no. 17
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