Madonna of the Meadow
1505–1506 · Oil on poplar panel · Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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About this work
- Artist
- Raphael (1483–1520)
- Year
- 1505–1506
- Medium
- Oil on poplar panel
- Original size
- 113 × 88.5 cm
- Collection
- Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
- Movement
- Renaissance
The Virgin, in a red dress and a blue mantle edged with gold, sits in a grassy meadow with the Christ Child and the infant John the Baptist, the three arranged in a pyramid as Jesus reaches for John's small reed cross; a lake and a hill town lie behind them, and a red poppy alludes to the Passion. Raphael painted it in Florence in 1505 or 1506, aged about twenty-three, for the Florentine patrician Taddeo Taddei; the date is worked into the hem of the Virgin's neckline. The pyramidal grouping reflects his study of Leonardo, who was in Florence at the same time, and a red-chalk study for the picture is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria acquired it in 1662, it was recorded at Ambras Castle the following year, and in 1773 it came to Vienna, where its long stay in the Belvedere gave it a second name, Madonna del Belvedere. It hangs in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
The Virgin in red and blue with two infants in a sunlit green meadow, a lake and hill town beyond, for a living room, landing or bedroom at 24×32 in natural wood. A cream, pale blue or sage wall; it pairs with The School of Athens.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Renaissance painting
- Era
- 16th century (1505–1506)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×32. Prints at 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×32 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
