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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Conestabile Madonna (with frame)

🖼 Conestabile Madonna (with frame), 1504
Tempera on canvas transferred from wood, diameter 17,9 cm
St. Petersburg, Russia

Soft brushwork and luminous flesh tones create an intimate scene of Madonna and Child beneath a delicate landscape. Raphael's masterpiece epitomizes High Renaissance ideals of harmony and divine grace, establishing the artist's reputation as a supreme colorist and master of tender religious imagery.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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