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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Terranuova Madonna

🖼 Terranuova Madonna, c. 1505
Oil on wood, diameter 86 cm
Berlin, Germany

Soft brushwork renders the Virgin and Child in luminous detail, their tender embrace framed by architectural geometry. Raphael's masterwork exemplifies High Renaissance ideals of harmony and divine grace, influencing Madonna imagery for centuries.

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E. H. Gombrich
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