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'Madonna Della Sedia' Italian Religious Antique Print, Madonna, Baby Jesus, & St John The Baptist / Famous Artist: Raphael Santi (Image1)

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Item Number: 1569

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Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Frame Measurements: Height - 6” Width - 6” Diameter of Print: 3”
Manufacturer: C. & A. Richards; Boston, Mass.

This is lovely antique print featuring Madonna embracing Baby Jesus while the young John the Baptist devoutly watches. This picture represents itself as a symbol of humanity with St. John the Baptist and renders homage to maternity with The Madonna. This picture is titled, "Madonna Della Sedia" by famous artist, Raphael (Raffaello Santi or Sanzio). This picture was originally painted by him in circa 1512 to c.1514. Someone once said, "When he died, the heavens wanted to give one of the signs they gave when Jesus Christ expired...Here, people are talking about nothing but the death of this exceptional man, who has completed his first life at the young age of 37. His second life - that of his fame, which is subject neither to time nor death - will endure for all eternity…". This print has beautiful details and colors throughout. The matting is very elaborate with beautiful embossed designs. The molded wood frame is fancy and retains a great original gold finish. Original glass and original backing with original label. The label reads, " R. 702; Madonna Del Sedia; By Raphael; C. & A. Richards; Boston, Mass.". This picture can be displayed one of two ways - hanging it on the wall with its original metal hanger or as a table top display with its original fold out stand. The fold out stand has a crease towards the bottom (probably from sitting on a table top for a long while) but it works just fine. Circa 1920’s.

***I’ve included a short article written about RAPHAEL SANTI (1483- 1520) & THIS PICTURE:

Raphael painted the picture in Rome, probably during the period immediately after the completion of the Stanza di Eliodoro. It soon passed into the Medicean collections. It was already there by 1589 and has been in the Pitti since the 18th century. It was carried off to Paris by the Napoleonic troops in 1799 and brought back to Florence in 1815.

A celebrated picture in which Raphael is under the influence of the antique and of the Venetian school, of Titian and of Sebastiano del Piombo. The form of a "tondo" is in itself a reminder of Florence and carries us back to the taste of the Quattrocento. Of the form of the tondo the artist preserves and emphasizes the curve with his genial adaptation of the figures to the outline of the painting. And yet the composition is in no way forced, but on the other hand the figures in following the curve become more closely entwined together. This grouping, this closing around the fulcrum of the tondo coincides with the centre of affection - the little Christ, the spiritual centre of the picture. The colour, in spite of its vividness, has a fusion and a warmth which Raphael attains with genial and personal mastery.

- This was cited from the following website: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/raphael/5roma/2/07sedia1.html

***Here is a little more info about this picture and the artist, Raphael:

The Madonna della seggiola or Madonna della sedia is a Madonna painting by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael. It depicts Mary embracing the child Christ, while the young John the Baptist devoutly watches. It is housed in the Palazzo Pitti collection in Florence.

Painted during his Roman period, this Madonna does not have the strict geometrical form and linear style of his earlier Florentine treatments of the same subject. Instead, the warmer colors seem to suggest the influence of Titian and Raphael's rival Sebastiano del Piombo.

Maria Montessori, Italian doctor and pioneer in pedagogy, wrote that it was her wish that the Madonna della seggiola hang in each Children's House (Montessori school) as a symbol of "humanity [St. John] rendering homage to maternity [Madonna]".

- This was cited from the following website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_della_seggiola

***I’ve also included another short BIO ABOUT THE FAMOUS, RAPHAEL:

Italian master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance, Raphael is best known for his Madonna’s, such as Madonna della Sedia, and his large figure compositions now housed in the Vatican in Rome. His work is much admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur.

Raphael was already being described as a master in 1501. After moving to Rome in 1508, Raphael was commissioned by Julius II to paint some of the rooms of the palace in the Vatican. One of these paintings was The School of Athens. This was unheard of at the time for a inexperienced artists of only 25 years old. In 1514, Raphael was commissioned to rebuild St. Peter s, and although his work has since been demolished or altered, for a time he was the most important painter and architect in Rome.

Marked by perfection and grace, Raphael paintings and sculptures were highly admired by his contemporaries. When compared to the great Michelangelo or Titian, Raphael may be considered inferior, but he always triumphs when considering the ease and grace of his creations.

- This was cited from the following website: http://www.designtoscano.com/category/code/Raphael.do

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