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Raphael and the Madonna

Raphael and the Madonna

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The Madonna with Child was a popular subject in Italian Renaissance art, and Raphaels Sixtine Madonna is one of the most famous paintings of this period. This book explores how Raphael created this pioneering composition, the theological statement behind it, and the original solutions he found in his early Madonna paintings. Comparisons with his contemporaries in Bologna, Florence, Mantua, and Venice show the preferred picture types of the era and Raphaels unique pictorial language.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2021
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag


The Madonna with Child was a popular subject in Italian Renaissance art, and it was chosen for paintings more frequently than any other. Raphaels paintings are considered some of the most innovative compositions to this day, 500 years after his death. This volume highlights their groundbreaking significance by comparing them with other prominent works of the period, such as those by Botticelli and Mantegna.

Raphaels Sixtine Madonna is one of the most famous paintings in art history. The book explores how the artist arrived at this pioneering composition, as well as the theological statement behind the picture and the original solutions he found in his early Madonna paintings. Comparisons with Raphaels contemporaries in Bologna, Florence, Mantua, and Venice reveal the preferred picture types of the era and Raphaels highly individual pictorial language.

The Madonna with Child was a popular subject in Italian Renaissance art, and it was chosen for paintings more frequently than any other. Raphaels paintings are considered some of the most innovative compositions to this day, 500 years after his death. This volume highlights their groundbreaking significance by comparing them with other prominent works of the period, such as those by Botticelli and Mantegna.

Raphaels Sixtine Madonna is one of the most famous paintings in art history. The book explores how the artist arrived at this pioneering composition, as well as the theological statement behind the picture and the original solutions he found in his early Madonna paintings. Comparisons with Raphaels contemporaries in Bologna, Florence, Mantua, and Venice reveal the preferred picture types of the era and Raphaels highly individual pictorial language.

The Madonna with Child was a popular subject in Italian Renaissance art, and it was chosen for paintings more frequently than any other. Raphaels paintings are considered some of the most innovative compositions to this day, 500 years after his death. This volume highlights their groundbreaking significance by comparing them with other prominent works of the period, such as those by Botticelli and Mantegna.

Raphaels Sixtine Madonna is one of the most famous paintings in art history. The book explores how the artist arrived at this pioneering composition, as well as the theological statement behind the picture and the original solutions he found in his early Madonna paintings. Comparisons with Raphaels contemporaries in Bologna, Florence, Mantua, and Venice reveal the preferred picture types of the era and Raphaels highly individual pictorial language.

Weight: 846g
Dimension: 216 x 265 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783777436180

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