The Alba Madonna by Raphael

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Renaissance painting painting religious painting

The Alba Madonna by Raphael is a renowned High Renaissance tondo painting depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist, celebrated for its harmonious composition and serene beauty.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting → painting → religious painting →
alsoKnownAs	Alba Madonna →
artist	Raphael →
artMovement	Italian Renaissance →
artPeriod	High Renaissance →
city	Washington, D.C. →
collection	National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. →
commissionedBy	Duke of Alba →
country	United States →
creator	Raphael →
culturalContext	Italian High Renaissance →
dateOfCreation	c. 1510 →
depicts	Christ Child → Virgin Mary → book held by the Virgin Mary → cross held by John the Baptist → infant John the Baptist → landscape background →
dimensionType	diameter →
format	tondo →
genre	Madonna and Child →
iconography	Madonna with Christ Child and John the Baptist →
inception	circa 1510 →
influencedBy	Leonardo da Vinci →
languageOfTitle	English →
location	National Gallery of Art →
medium	oil on panel → oil on wood →
movement	High Renaissance →
museum	National Gallery of Art →
nameOrigin	House of Alba →
notableFor	balanced pyramidal grouping of figures → harmonious composition → serene beauty →
originalLocation	Italy →
owner	National Gallery of Art →
periodInArtistCareer	Raphael’s Roman period →
religion	Christianity →
shape	circular →
style	classical harmony → idealized figures →
subject	Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist →
theme	Christian art →
title	The Alba Madonna →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Alba Madonna ("Madonna with Christ Child and John the Baptist") →	iconography
National Gallery of Art →	notableWorkInCollection
The Alba Madonna ("Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist") →	subject
The Alba Madonna ("The Alba Madonna") →	title