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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Studies for a Virgin and Child with St John

🖼 Studies for a Virgin and Child with St John, -
Brush and ink, heightened with white bodycolour and red chalk on white paper
219 × 180 cm
Oxford, United Kingdom

Delicate chalk lines sketch tender poses of mother and children, exploring gesture and intimacy through rapid studies. Raphael's preparatory work reveals his compositional process—essential Renaissance practice that shaped devotional imagery across Europe for centuries.

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E. H. Gombrich
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