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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Madonna and Child with the Infant St John

🖼 Madonna and Child with the Infant St John, c. 1508
Tempera and oil on wood
29 × 22 cm
Budapest, Hungary

Soft brushwork renders three figures in pyramidal harmony—the Madonna's tender gaze bridges her Christ Child and young St. John in gentle intimacy. This composition epitomizes High Renaissance ideals of grace and divine maternal love, establishing the prototype for Madonna imagery throughout centuries.

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E. H. Gombrich
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