Skip to content

RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Colonna Madonna

🖼 Colonna Madonna, c. 1508
Oil on wood
77 × 56 cm
Berlin, Germany

Soft Renaissance curves frame the Virgin and Child in gentle pyramidal balance, rendered with luminous oil glazes. Raphael's iconic composition became the definitive Madonna template, influencing centuries of religious art through its perfect harmony of divine tenderness and human intimacy.

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