Related external works: Realisation

Raffael: Madonna mit dem Kind und den Heiligen Johannes der Täufer und Nikolaus von Bari (Madonna Ansidei), 1505, Mischtechnik auf Pappelholz, 216,8 x 147,6 cm. Inv. Nr. NG 1171, National Gallery, London

Sketch for an enthroned Virgin and Child with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, ca. 1502 – 1504

Blatt: 233 x 154 mm

Physical Description: Brown ink over black pen and leadpoint (the vertical and horizontal middle axis as well as some lines of the throne drawn with a ruler, the arch at the top drawn with the compass), on ribbed laid paper, distance of chain lines (horizontal) |-|34|32|38|39|35|

Inventory Number: 376

Object Number: 376 Z

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

Among the great treasures of the Collection of Prints and Drawings at the Städel Museum are a group of drawings by Raphael, of which this pen-and-ink drawing is one. Raphael created it at the age of about twenty 20, when he was busy with the first altar paintings for clients from his home region of Umbria. Here, the Madonna sits enthroned and presents the Infant Jesus, who is blessing the viewer. Before the throne stands the youthful Nicholas of Tolentino, a saintly monk who lived in central Italy during the thirteenth century. He is identified as such by the star on his breast, which, according to legend, accompanied him.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Sketch for an enthroned Virgin and Child with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Draughtsman

Raphael

Period Produced

16th century

School

High Renaissance

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Brown ink over black pen and leadpoint (the vertical and horizontal middle axis as well as some lines of the throne drawn with a ruler, the arch at the top drawn with the compass), on ribbed laid paper, distance of chain lines (horizontal) |-|34|32|38|39|35|

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Central Italian

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Unten mittig Stempel der Sammlung Prosper Henry Lankrink, London (Lugt 2090); unten links Trockenstempel der Sammlung Thomas Lawrence, London (Lugt 2445); verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

Joannides 1983.142.37
Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983.26

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Iconclass

Primary

11F42 Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length)
11H(NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO)0 the Augustine hermit, Nicholas of Tolentino; possible attributes: book, crucifix, (entwined with lilies), lily, (basket with) loaves, two doves (on a dish or flying away), star (on his breast) - male saint represented in a group