Raphael, 1483 – 1520, nach
THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH, THE BOY JOHN AN…
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Raphael, 1483 – 1520, nach THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH, THE BOY JOHN AND TWO ANGELS Oil on canvas. 180 x 136 cm. In palmette-decorated and gilded frame. Accompanied by detailed documentation on provenance. In the center of the picture are the naked boy Jesus with the Virgin Mary in an old rose-colored robe and blue cloak, who appears to be about to lift her son from a white pillow onto her lap. To the left of the two is the boy John with a cross and his hands folded in prayer, around whom St. Elizabeth has placed her arms from behind. On the right in the background, in front of a velum, is St. Joseph, leaning his head in his left hand and watching the ceremony with a lowered gaze as one of the two angels on the left crowns Mary's head with a wreath of flowers. Annotation: The painting after the magnificent pictorial idea by Raffaello Santi, 207 x 140 cm from 1518, kept in the Louvre in Paris (inv. no. 604). (1400601) (13) Raphael, 1483 - 1520, after THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH, INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND TWO ANGELS Oil on canvas. 180 x 136 cm. Accompanied by a detailed documentation on the provenance. Notes: The painting is created after a large format painting by Raphael, 207 x 140 cm created ca. 1518 and held at the Louvre in Paris (inv. no. 604). (†)

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