Painted during his Roman period, this tondo Madonna of the Virgin and Child employs a rare motif of flanking candelabra that was derived from representations of ancient Roman emperors. Through this reference to the rulers of antiquity, Raphael alludes to Christ's and Mary's roles as the king and queen of Heaven. Raphael was famed for his graceful style. which combined the study of classical sculpture and nature. The chiaroscuro effects (modeling in light and shade) and gentle coloring give the figures a soft, delicate appearance. The painting relies heavily on the participation of Raphael's workshop, and the two angels certainly were done by his assistants. This was the first Madonna painted by Raphael to enter a North American collection. It was purchased by Henry Walters in 1901.[1]
madonna, candelabra, madonna, painting, italian, renaissance, artist, raphael, dating, about, 1513, 1514, collection, walters, museum, baltimore, artistraphaelyearc, 1513, 1514mediumoil, paneldimensions65, locationwalters, museum, baltimore, marylandpainted, d. The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Madonna painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael dating to about 1513 1514 and is in the collection of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore Madonna of the CandelabraArtistRaphaelYearc 1513 1514MediumOil on panelDimensions65 7 cm 64 cm 25 9 in 25 in LocationWalters Art Museum Baltimore MarylandPainted during his Roman period this tondo Madonna of the Virgin and Child employs a rare motif of flanking candelabra that was derived from representations of ancient Roman emperors Through this reference to the rulers of antiquity Raphael alludes to Christ s and Mary s roles as the king and queen of Heaven Raphael was famed for his graceful style which combined the study of classical sculpture and nature The chiaroscuro effects modeling in light and shade and gentle coloring give the figures a soft delicate appearance The painting relies heavily on the participation of Raphael s workshop and the two angels certainly were done by his assistants This was the first Madonna painted by Raphael to enter a North American collection It was purchased by Henry Walters in 1901 1 The central portion of the painting was issued as the traditional holiday first class Christmas stamp for 2011 by the United States Postal Service The stamp was released on October 13 2011 in New York New York 2 Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSee also editMadonna art List of paintings by Raphael Italian RenaissanceNotes edit Hansen 2005 pp 84 87 usps 2010 References editHansen Morton Steen 2005 Masterpieces of Italian Painting The Walters Art Museum Giles pp 84 87 ISBN 0 911886 58 3 usps 2010 Stamp Announcement 11 44 Madonna of the Candelabra by Raphael Retrieved 8 August 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Madonna of the Candelabra at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a sixteenth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madonna of the Candelabra amp oldid 1160883633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
