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Alvise Povelato (active 1780)
The Virgin and Child with Pinks [‘Madonna dei Garofani’] dated 1780
Engraving | 24.8 x 17.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850741
![The Virgin and Child with Pinks [`Madonna dei Garofani?]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/a/a/741614-1520337668.jpg?itok=3eDpXDgU "The Virgin and Child with Pinks [`Madonna dei Garofani?]")
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An engraving reproducing (in reverse) the composition of Raphael's so-called Madonna dei Garofani (or Madonna of the Pinks) currently in the National Gallery, London (inv. no.NG 6596). Lettered with production details. It has been suggested that this engraving may have been based upon a print by Jean Boulanger, an impression of which can be found at RCIN 850642. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Showing the seated Virgin holding the Christ Child seating on a cushion on her lap and captivating his attention with some pinks; in an interior with a view on a landscape.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
24.8 x 17.9 cm (sheet of paper)
23.2 x 17.7 cm (image)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 210-213, no. 25
Alternative title(s)
Dilectus meus mihi, et ego illi
