Sistine Madonna is an oil painting on canvas by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, commissioned around 1512 by Pope Julius II and executed between 1513 and 1514. It depicts the Madonna and Child, and originally hung in the church of San Sisto in Piacenza before entering the Dresden royal collection. Giorgio Vasari described it as a rare and extraordinary work, and it stands among Raphael's final Madonna paintings. It has hung in the Gemaldegalerie Alter Meister in Dresden since the eighteenth century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year CreatedCommissioned in 1512 by Pope Julius II; Wikipedia states it was probably executed circa 1513-1514. LocationGemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden 1 Sources
1. Sistine Madonna (Wikipedia)
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The Sistine Madonna, also called the Madonna di San Sisto, is an oil painting by the Italian artist Raphael. The painting was commissioned in 1512 by Pope Julius II for the church of San Sisto, Piacenza, and probably executed c. 1513-1514. The canvas was one of the last Madonnas painted by Raphael. Giorgio Vasari called it 'a truly rare and extraordinary work'.
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Oil on canvas
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Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Genre reference
Sistine Madonna is an oil painting on canvas by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, commissioned around 1512 by Pope Julius II and executed between 1513 and 1514.
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