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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Madonna della Seggiola (Sedia)

🖼 Madonna della Seggiola (Sedia), 1514
Oil on wood, diameter 71 cm
Florence, Italy

Tender intimacy unfolds within a circular frame as Madonna cradles Christ Child and John the Baptist in warm, golden light. Raphael's masterpiece defines High Renaissance harmony through perfect compositional balance and psychological warmth, establishing the archetypal Madonna image for centuries.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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