The Virgin and Child (Cartoon for the Mackintosh Madonna)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: The Virgin and Child (Cartoon for the Mackintosh Madonna)
- Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
- Date: ca. 1509-11
- Medium: Black chalk, charcoal, highlighted with touches of white chalk, with incised compass arcs and a vertical axis line; outlines incised and pricked for transfer of the design, and rubbed with pouncing dust; on two sheets glued with overlapping seams (original paper support); retouching and integrations by early restorers
- Dimensions: 28 × 21 in. (71.1 × 53.3 cm)
Framed: 36 5/8 × 29 15/16 in. (93 × 76 cm) - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: The British Museum, London (1894,0721.1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints