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The Sistine Madonna
The “Sistine Madonna” is one of most famous Renaissance artworks in the world. Raphael painted the altarpiece in 1512/13 in Rome. It was commissioned by Pope Julius II, who send the picture as a gift to the monastery church San Sisto in Piacenza (a small town southeast of Milan). The open curtains reveal a vision: The Virgin Mary is carrying the Infant Jesus from Heaven down to Earth. St Sixtus is…
Creator
- Raffaello
- Raphael
Subject
- Epiphany (feast day)
Type of item
- history paintings
Medium
- Öl auf Leinwand
Creator
- Raffaello
- Raphael
Subject
- Epiphany (feast day)
Type of item
- history paintings
Medium
- Öl auf Leinwand
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Creation date
- 1512/1513
- 1512/1513
Current location
- http://sws.geonames.org/7627289
Provenance
- Rom, Italien
Identifier
- GER_280_007
Extent
- 269,5 x 201 cm
Providing country
- Germany
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-08T09:29:06.291Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-08T09:29:06.291Z