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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

ca. 1504
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 609
Raphael painted this altarpiece around 1504/5 for the Franciscan convent of Sant’Antonio in Perugia. It hung in a part of the church reserved for the nuns, who may have insisted on its conservative details, such as the elaborately clothed Christ. By contrast, the weighty male saints reflect the progressive style developed by Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo that Raphael had just begun to study in Florence. The lunette above the main panel depicts God the Father holding a globe and delivering a blessing between two angels and two seraphim. For more about this painting, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit its collection record at The Met website.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1504
  • Medium: Oil and gold on wood
  • Dimensions: Main panel, overall 67 7/8 x 67 7/8 in. (172.4 x 172.4 cm), painted surface 66 3/4 x 66 1/2 in. (169.5 x 168.9 cm); lunette, overall 29 1/2 x 70 7/8 in. (74.9 x 180 cm), painted surface 25 1/2 x 67 1/2 in. (64.8 x 171.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.30ab
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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