Cowper Madonna
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The Cowper Madonna is a renowned early 16th-century painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly holding the Christ Child, celebrated for its serene composition and luminous color.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus | masterpiece of Renaissance art ⓘ |
| background | idealized landscape ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | soft, luminous palette ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic | pyramidal composition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | naturalistic ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| depictsIconography | Madonna and Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Italian High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Florentine period of Raphael ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasGenre | devotional image ⓘ |
| hasPart |
half-length figure of the Virgin
ⓘ
landscape background ⓘ seated Christ Child ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Madonna col Bambino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1505 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Leonardo da Vinci’s Madonna compositions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | soft, even lighting ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cowper family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
luminous color
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serene composition ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Madonna Cowper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Raphael’s Madonna paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 16th century ⓘ |
| previousCollection | Cowper family collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major example of Raphael’s early Madonna paintings ⓘ |
| style | High Renaissance style ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Jesus Christ—Infancy—Art
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Virgin Mary—Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectPosition | Virgin seated with child on her lap ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme |
maternal tenderness
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sacred motherhood ⓘ |
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