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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Madonna with Christ Child and John the Baptist 1
The Alba Madonna 1
The Alba Madonna by Raphael canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alba Madonna ⓘ
artist Raphael ⓘ
artMovement Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Italian Renaissance
artPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: High Renaissance
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
collection National Gallery of Art ⓘ
surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
commissionedBy Alba, Duke of Alba ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Alba
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Raphael ⓘ
culturalContext Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Italian High Renaissance
dateOfCreation c. 1510 ⓘ
depicts Madonna and Child ⓘ
surface form: 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 The Alba Madonna by Raphael self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 The Alba Madonna by Raphael self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
theme Christian art ⓘ
title The Alba Madonna by Raphael self-link ⓘ
surface form: The Alba Madonna

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Gallery of Art → notableWorkInCollection → The Alba Madonna by Raphael ⓘ
The Alba Madonna by Raphael → title → The Alba Madonna by Raphael self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: The Alba Madonna
this entity surface form: The Alba Madonna
The Alba Madonna by Raphael → iconography → The Alba Madonna by Raphael self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: The Alba Madonna
this entity surface form: Madonna with Christ Child and John the Baptist
The Alba Madonna by Raphael → subject → The Alba Madonna by Raphael self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: The Alba Madonna
this entity surface form: Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist