Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
8 3/8 x 6 3/16 in. (21.2 x 15.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Italian
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.414
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen and brown ink drawing, *Madonna and Child with Young Saint John the Baptist evokes the timeless tenderness of Renaissance iconography while hailing from late 18th- to early 19th-century. Crafted in the manner of Raphael—one of the High Renaissance masters renowned for his graceful Madonnas—the artwork captures the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ Child, accompanied by the young Saint John Baptist, a motif rich in Christian devotion symbolizing purity, prophecy, and divine love. Though not by Raphael himself (1483–1520), its style channels his harmonious compositions and ideali...