Skip to content

RAFFAELLO Sanzio: The Alba Madonna

🖼 The Alba Madonna, 1511
Oil on canvas, diameter 98 cm
Washington, United States

Soft brushwork renders the Virgin and Christ Child in tender intimacy, their figures arranged in a pyramidal composition against a serene landscape. This masterpiece exemplifies Renaissance ideals of divine grace and human emotion, establishing Raphael as the era's supreme colorist and compositional innovator.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores