LA MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA 19TH CENTURY - REF No. 2028

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H: 25 1/4 in / 64 cm ; W: 20 1/2 in / 52 cm ; D: 2 3/4 in / 7 cm

A very fine German 19th century circular porcelain plaque painting of La Madonna della Seggiola or La Madonna della Sedia after Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), depicting a seated Madonna and child next to a child Saint John the Baptist, within an elaborate giltwood carved frame, the plaque inscribed "Madonna della Seggiola". (Raffaello) .......

Circa 1880

German

Footnote:

The original painting of La Madonna della Sedia (The Madonna of the chair) by Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520) is presently part of the collection of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy.

The Madonna della Seggiola or The Madonna della Sedia (28" in diameter (71 cm)) is an oil on panel Madonna painting by the High Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, executed c. 1513–1514, and housed at the Palazzo Pitti Collection in Florence, Italy. Although there is documentation on its arrival to its current location, Palazzo Pitti, it is still unknown who commissioned the painting; however, it has been in the Medici family since the 16th century.

It depicts Mary embracing the Christ child while sitting in a chair as the young John the Baptist devoutly watches. The Madonna della Sedia is one of the single most important of Raphael's Madonnas. The painting also showcases Raphael's use of the tondo form and his naturalistic approach to depicting the Madonna