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Adolphe Braun (1812-77)
Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist under an Oak Tree [‘The Madonna della Quercia’] 1860-1877
Carbon print | 51.3 x 39.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850999
![Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist under an Oak Tree [`The Madonna della Quercia?]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/2/9/743543-1521457342.jpg?itok=5amZY9n2 "Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist under an Oak Tree [`The Madonna della Quercia?]")
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A photograph of the so-called Madonna della Quercia, a painting attributed to Raphael and his workshop (c.1518-19) now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.303) generally reputed to be after a design by the master. Laid down on Arches watermarked paper. Not listed in Ruland’s Raphael Collection catalogue (1876). Another photograph of the painting can be found at RCIN 850998.
Showing the full length Virgin seating under an oak tree, holding the Christ Child on her right knee, who reaches for the inscribed scroll held by the Young John the Baptist who stands at right, with St Joseph resting on a sculpted fragment at right and looking on; in a landscape.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
51.3 x 39.5 cm (sheet of paper)
45.2 x 34.3 cm (image)
Markings
watermark: ARCHES
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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.76 A.XXXVI.7a(add)Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 190-194, no. 65
