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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Madonna and Child and the Young St John

🖼 Madonna and Child and the Young St John, -
Pen and ink on paper
173 × 210 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft brushwork renders three figures in tender intimacy—Madonna cradling Christ Child while young John gazes devotionally, bathed in warm light. Raphael's composition epitomizes High Renaissance harmony, establishing the iconic visual formula for Madonna and Child imagery that influenced centuries of religious art.

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E. H. Gombrich
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