The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist c.1848-1876
Engraving with etching | 35.7 x 33.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851157
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A print after a circular painting ascribed by Ruland (1876) to the school of Leonardo da Vinci. The lettering below the image credits Raphael with the invention of the composition. Lettered with production details.
Showing the full-length Virgin, seating on the ground, holding the blessing Christ Child on her left knee while further securing Him by means of a ribbon, with the Infant Baptist kneeling down on the left with hands clasped in adoration; in a landscape with a lake beyond.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
35.7 x 33.2 cm (sheet of paper)
25.3 x 25.5 cm (image)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
LA MADONNA DEL LAGO