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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Study for the Virgin and Child (recto)

🖼 Study for the Virgin and Child (recto), -
Pen and brown ink over metalpoint on white paper
114 × 130 cm
Oxford, United Kingdom

Delicate pen lines sketch Madonna's tender embrace of the Christ Child, capturing their intimate bond through masterful draftsmanship. This preparatory study reveals Raphael's process of perfecting divine maternal grace, foundational to Renaissance ideals of beauty and spiritual devotion.

The story of art
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E. H. Gombrich
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