£340
After Raphael: Madonna and Child with the Infant St John, Oil on Canvas
A finely executed 19th century oil on canvas, after Raphael, depicting the Madonna seated in a tranquil landscape, flanked by the Christ Child and the infant St John the Baptist. The Virgin is shown in a contemplative pose, holding a book in one hand as the two children interact tenderly, with St John offering a cross-staff to the Christ Child—symbolic of his future role in the Passion.
Set within a softly rendered Italianate landscape with distant architecture and gentle twilight tones, the composition closely follows the style and arrangement of High Renaissance devotional works. The halos around the figures and the serene expressions are characteristic of Raphael's influence.
Canvas dimensions approx. 38cm x 49.5cm. The painting shows signs of age including surface wear, minor craquelure, and small areas of loss, particularly around the lower edge and corners.
A charming and intimate devotional scene, likely produced as a Grand Tour copy after a Renaissance original.
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