Ant. Hercolani (active c. 1824)
The Virgin and Child dated 1824
Etching and engraving | 21.6 x 15.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850970
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A print reproducing the central portion of the so-called Madonna of the Candelabra, a circular painting now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (inv. no.37.484), the attribution of which is still disputed. Lettered with the title and production details. Not listed in Ruland's Raphael Collection catalogue (1876). A photograph of the painting can be found at RCIN 850968.
The execution of the painting is generally ascribed to the workshop of Raphael, with the master’s role in the invention of the composition being questioned. Ruland attributed the painting to Raphael and catalogued it as being then in the possession of the late Mr Hugh Andres Johnstone Munro of Novar (Scotland).
Showing the Virgin gazing down to the right and supporting the Christ Child with both hands, who seats on a cushion; in an oval.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)
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Creator(s)
(printmaker)After a work previously attributed to (artist) -
Medium and techniques
Etching and engraving
Measurements
21.6 x 15.9 cm (sheet of paper)
17.3 x 13.9 cm (image)
Other number(s)
Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.75 A.XXXIII.5a(add)Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 223-226, no. A1
Alternative title(s)
B. Vergine col Bambino
