The Alba Madonna by Raphael

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The Alba Madonna by Raphael is a renowned High Renaissance tondo painting depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist, celebrated for its harmonious composition and serene beauty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
painting
religious painting
alsoKnownAs Alba Madonna
artist Raphael
artMovement Italian Renaissance
linked to: Renaissance
artPeriod High Renaissance
linked to: Renaissance
city Washington, D.C.
collection National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
commissionedBy Duke of Alba
linked to: Alba, Duke of Alba
country United States
creator Raphael
culturalContext Italian High Renaissance
linked to: Renaissance
dateOfCreation c. 1510
depicts Christ Child
linked to: Madonna and Child

Virgin Mary
book held by the Virgin Mary
cross held by John the Baptist
infant John the Baptist
landscape background
dimensionType diameter
format tondo
genre Madonna and Child
iconography Madonna with Christ Child and John the Baptist
inception circa 1510
influencedBy Leonardo da Vinci
languageOfTitle English
location National Gallery of Art
medium oil on panel
oil on wood
movement High Renaissance
museum National Gallery of Art
nameOrigin House of Alba
notableFor balanced pyramidal grouping of figures
harmonious composition
serene beauty
originalLocation Italy
owner National Gallery of Art
periodInArtistCareer Raphael’s Roman period
religion Christianity
shape circular
style classical harmony
idealized figures
subject Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
theme Christian art
title The Alba Madonna

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National Gallery of Art notableWorkInCollection The Alba Madonna by Raphael
The Alba Madonna title The Alba Madonna
subject linked to: The Alba Madonna by Raphael
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The Alba Madonna iconography Madonna with Christ Child and John the Baptist
subject linked to: The Alba Madonna by Raphael
linked to: The Alba Madonna by Raphael
The Alba Madonna subject Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
subject linked to: The Alba Madonna by Raphael
linked to: The Alba Madonna by Raphael