The Solly Madonna by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael was painted sometime between 1500 and 1504.
| Solly Madonna | |
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| Artist | Raphael |
| Year | c. 1500–1504 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 52 cm × 38 cm (20 in × 15 in) |
| Location | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
An early work, it clearly shows the influence of Raphael's teacher Perugino.[1] Two motifs in this work would recur in later Madonnas by Raphael. The virgin Mary is reading a book, as in the Madonna and Child in the Norton Simon Museum, the Conestabile Madonna, the Madonna Colonna and the Madonna del cardellino. As in that last painting a small bird, a goldfinch, is part of the scene.[2]
The painting is located in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.[3] It is called the Solly Madonna because it was owned by the British banker and art collector Edward Solly (1776–1848).
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Szakolczai 2007, p. 267.
- ^ Fossi 2004.
- ^ "Maria mit dem Kind / Madonna Solly". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums) (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
References
edit- Szakolczai, Arpad (2007). Sociology, Religion and Grace. Routledge. p. 267. ISBN 9781134194506.
Solly Madonna.
- Fossi, Gloria (2004). Uffizi. Giunti Editore. ISBN 9788809036765.
External links
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Media related to Madonna Solly by Raffaello Sanzio at Wikimedia Commons
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