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Origin
European
Accession #
2019.01
Date of Acquisition
2019
Circa Date
19th Century
Description
This painting depicts the Madonna and Child with John the Baptist in the background.
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions
31" x 25"
Location
45/2416
Signature
Unsigned
Collection
Mussallem
Exhibit Label
Madonna and Child is a 19th-century copy of "Madonna della Seggiola," hanging in the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy. This painting depicts Mary holding the baby Christ with John the Baptist in the background looking over the baby's shoulder. In 1858, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote that the original Raphael Madonna was "the most beautiful picture in the world" after seeing hundreds of copies of the painting.