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1 of 253523 objects
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist [‘The Madonna della Seggiola’] c.1853-76
Albumen print | 42.3 x 42.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850973
![The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist [`The Madonna della Seggiola?]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/4/0/743517-1521457268.jpg?itok=3aTb22vm "The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist [`The Madonna della Seggiola?]")
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A photograph of the so-called Madonna della Seggiola, a circular painting by Raphael (c.1514) now in the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence (inv. no.151).
Showing the Virgin seated in a chair, holding the Christ Child on her knees and embracing Him with both arms while looking at the beholder, with the Infant Baptist standing behind at right and looking up with clasped hands.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
Albumen print
Measurements
42.3 x 42.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 137-143, no. 57
