The Alba Madonna

Raphael

c. 1510 · Oil on panel, transferred to canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

The Alba Madonna

Madonna of the Meadow

The Sistine Madonna

3 × $59 at 16 × 24 in, unframed = $177 → $159.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: Raphael (1483–1520)
Year: c. 1510
Medium: Oil on panel, transferred to canvas
Original size: 94.5 cm (diameter)
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Renaissance

In a round composition the Virgin sits on the ground in a wide Italian landscape, a book in her hand, while the young John the Baptist kneels to offer a slender cross that the Christ Child takes from him; all three look at it, a foreshadowing of the Crucifixion. Flowers at their feet carry meanings, among them cyclamen for love and sorrow and violets for humility. Raphael painted the tondo in about 1510, after moving to Rome, for Paolo Giovio, who as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani later gave it to a church in Nocera. A Spanish viceroy of Naples took it to Spain in 1686, and it passed by marriage to the Dukes of Alba, whose name it keeps. Nicholas I of Russia bought it in 1836 for the Hermitage, where it was transferred from panel to canvas. The Soviet government sold it secretly to Andrew W. Mellon in 1931, and it entered the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1937.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A round painting of the Virgin in blue and rose with two infants on a sunlit meadow under a pale sky, soft and balanced, for a living room, bedroom or stair wall at 24×36 in natural wood. A cream or sky-blue wall; it pairs with The Sistine Madonna.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1510)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, bedroom, dining room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Alba Madonna in the public domain?

Yes. Raphael (1483–1520) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Alba Madonna painted, and in what medium?

The Alba Madonna dates from c. 1510 and was made in oil on panel, transferred to canvas; the original measures 94.5 cm (diameter).

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Alba Madonna we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Raphael's The Alba Madonna — the Alba Madonna — the Virgin, the Christ Child and the young Saint John seated in a wide landscape, composed in a perfect circle — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Raphael: Grace and Harmony, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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