The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints [‘The Madonna del Baldacchino’] c.1853-76
Albumen print | 53.5 x 41.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850829
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A photograph of the the so-called Madonna del Baldacchino, a painting by Raphael (c.1507-08) now in the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence (inv. no.1912, no.165).
Showing the Virgin and Child seated on a throne surmounted by a canopy, the drapes of which are held back by two flying angels; flanked by Saints Peter and Bruno on the left, and Saints Augustine and James on the right, with two angels in front of the throne; in an architectural setting.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Albumen print
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53.5 x 41.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 276-281, no. 40