Madonna of the Meadow

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Madonna of the Meadow is a renowned early 16th-century painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and John the Baptist in a serene landscape, celebrated for its harmonious composition and delicate use of color.

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Madonna of the Meadow by Raphael 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
painting
religious painting
alsoKnownAs Madonna del Prato
artist Raphael NERFINISHED
artisticCharacteristic atmospheric perspective
balanced proportions
delicate use of color
harmonious composition
soft modeling of figures
collection Kunsthistorisches Museum
colorPalette soft, luminous colors
compositionFeature pyramidal composition
serene landscape background
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Raphael NERFINISHED
culture Italian
depicts Child Jesus
surface form: Christ Child

Christian religious scene
Virgin Mary
infant John the Baptist
era early 16th century
genre Christian art
hasSubject Virgin Mary
surface form: Virgin Mary in contemplation

infant Jesus playing with John the Baptist
iconography Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child
surface form: Madonna with the Christ Child and John the Baptist
inception 1505
1506
influencedBy Leonardo da Vinci
languageOfAlternateTitle Italian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Vienna
locatedInTheCountry Austria
location Kunsthistorisches Museum
materialUsed oil paint
wood panel
movement High Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableFor graceful pose of the Virgin
integration of figures and landscape
refined chiaroscuro
partOfSeries Raphael’s Madonna paintings
period Raphael’s Florentine period
style balanced and idealized figures
support panel
theme Christian salvation
innocence of childhood
motherhood

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Raphael notableWork Madonna of the Meadow
Kunsthistorisches Museum significantWork Madonna of the Meadow
this entity surface form: Madonna of the Meadow by Raphael