Studies for Group of Madonna and Child with Saint John Baptist

School Raphael

Summary

A reproduction produced by the Vasari Society of a drawing from the School of Raphael. The drawing shows four separate studies; the largest of these positioned in the centre of the composition is of the Virgin Mary crouched down supporting a young child who is playing with another child to the left. In the top left corner is a young boy walking forwards and to the right, and in the lower right corner another young boy is standing facing towards the left. In the upper right of the composition a boy is being carried in the arms of an unknown figure. Text in the accompanying booklet produced by the Vasari Society: "No. 7 SCHOOL OF RAPHAEL STUDIES FOR GROUP OF MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ST. JOHN BAPTIST Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth. From the Collection of Sir Peter Lely. Pen and bistre. 25 x 19.3 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.). A good example by one of the pupils who most nearly approached the master himself during the later part of his Florentine period."