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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Madonna with the Blue Diadem

🖼 Madonna with the Blue Diadem, 1510-11
Oil on wood
68 × 44 cm
Paris, France

Soft brushwork renders the Madonna's serene face framed by rich blue fabric, her child nestled against her in intimate tenderness. This iconic composition exemplifies High Renaissance ideals of grace and divine motherhood, establishing the visual language for Madonna imagery across centuries.

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