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After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
Study of the Virgin and Child c.1853-76
Salted paper print | 24.9 x 18.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850903
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A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1507) now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.IV 209r). The drawing is a preparatory study for the so-called Bridgewater Madonna (c.1507), a painting currently on loan to the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh (inv. no.NGL 065.46) from the Duke of Sutherland Collection. This drawing features studies for the Colonna Madonna on the verso: see RCIN 851213 for a photograph of the verso.
Showing the seated Virgin looking at the Infant Christ who leans across on her lap while turning His head back to meet her gaze.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
24.9 x 18.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.177, no.181v
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