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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: The Granduca Madonna

🖼 The Granduca Madonna, 1506
Oil on wood
84 × 56 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft brushwork renders an intimate mother and child against deep shadow, their tender exchange dominating the composition. Raphael's masterwork epitomizes Renaissance ideals of grace and spiritual devotion, influencing Madonna imagery for centuries.

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