A woman holds and looks toward a nude, young child, who sits on her lap and looks out at us, smiling, in this vertical painting.

Raphael and the Maniera

The Niccolini-Cowper Madonna

Raphael

artist Raphael (Marchigian, 1483–1520)

date 1508

medium Oil on panel

origin Italy

dimensions 80.7 × 57.5 cm

credit line Andrew W. Mellon Collection

hall 09 Raphael and the Maniera

rights public domain (CC0)

National Gallery of Art, Washington Full image

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