Raphael sanzio biography madonna of the meadow
Raphael sanzio biography madonna of the meadow
Madonna of the meadow raphael...
Madonna del Prato (Raphael)
Painting by Raphael
Not to be confused with Madonna del Prato (Bellini).
| Madonna del prato | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Raphael |
| Year | 1506 |
| Type | oil on board |
| Dimensions | 113 cm × 88 cm (44 in × 35 in) |
| Location | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
The Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow), formally Madonna with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist, is an oil on board painting by Raphael, created in 1506, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
It is also known as the Madonna del Belvedere after its long residence in the imperial collection in the Vienna Belvedere.
Subject
The painting was executed by twenty-three-year-old Raphael within months of his 1504–1505 arrival in Florence.[1][2] The scene represents the figures of the Virgin Mary, the infant Jesus, and an infant John the Baptist shown in a calm grassy meadow, in a pyramidal arrangement lin