The Virgin and Child (Cartoon for the Tempi Madonna)

ca. 1507
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin and Child (Cartoon for the Tempi Madonna)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1507
  • Medium: Black chalk, charcoal, highlighted with white gouache, with preliminary stylus underdrawing by the artist and some outlines of the design pricked for transfer of the design; originally on six fragmentary glued sheets of off-white paper; retouched by early modern restorers; matted onto cardboard, glued onto canvas, glued onto further cardboard.
  • Dimensions: 16 9/16 × 14 15/16 in. (42 × 38 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Musée Fabre, Montpellier (837.1.242)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints