Raphael and the Madonna

Hardback

Main Details

Title Raphael and the Madonna
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Stephan Koja
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 255,Width 210
Category/GenreIndividual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9783777436180
ClassificationsDewey:759.5
Audience
General
Illustrations 85 Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Hirmer Verlag
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publication Date 28 January 2021
Publication Country Germany

Description

In the art of the Italian Renaissance, the subject of the Madonna with Child was chosen for pictures more frequently than any other. Raphael's paintings are regarded as some of the most innovative compositions to this day, 500 years after his death. Their groundbreaking significance is illuminated in this volume through comparisons with other principal works of the period, including those by Botticelli and Mantegna. Raphael's Sixtine Madonna is one of the most famous paintings in art history. The book traces how the artist arrived at this pioneering composition as well as the theological statement behind the picture and the original solutions that he found in his early Madonna paintings. Comparisons with Raphael's contemporaries in Bologna, Florence, Mantua and Venice show clearly the preferred picture types of the era as well as Raphael's highly individual pictorial language.

Author Biography

Stephan Koja is an art historian and director of the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. He is the editor of many books, including The Most Beautiful Pastel Ever Seen.