Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”

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Renaissance painting painting

Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.

Aliases (1)

Madonna Conestabile ×43

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting → painting →
alternativeTitle	Conestabile Madonna →
artForm	easel painting →
artHistoricalPeriod	Italian Renaissance →
artist	Raphael →
associatedWith	Raphael’s early Madonnas series →
collection	State Hermitage Museum →
colorPalette	soft, harmonious tones →
countryOfOrigin	Italy →
creator	Raphael →
currentLocation	Hermitage Museum →
depicts	Christ Child → Virgin Mary →
form	tondo →
function	private devotion →
genre	devotional painting → religious painting →
hasPart	book held by the Virgin → landscape background →
iconography	Virgin reading a book while holding the Christ Child →
inception	circa 1502–1504 → early 16th century →
languageOfTitle	Italian →
locatedIn	Russia → Saint Petersburg →
medium	oil paint →
movement	High Renaissance →
namedAfter	Conestabile family →
notableFor	delicate composition → idealized depiction of the Virgin and Child → serene beauty →
originalLocation	Italy →
religion	Christianity →
scale	small →
school	Umbrian school →
shape	round →
style	Raphael’s early style →
subjectHeading	Madonna and Child →
support	wood panel →
theme	Christian devotion → motherhood →
title	Madonna Conestabile →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hermitage Museum →	notableWorkHoused