Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas
How the great Renaissance artist created universally appealing Madonna and Child paintings.
A detail of "The Madonna and Child With the Infant Baptist ('The Garvagh Madonna')," circa 1509–1510, by Raphael. National Gallery, London. Public Domain
Italian Renaissance great Raphael is popularly known as the painter of sweet Madonnas and “The School of Athens” at the Vatican.
Raphael painted some 34 Madonnas, even though he died at just 37. His Madonna paintings may hold the key to why his work is universally affecting.
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
