Why it matters
The Virgin, the Christ Child and the infant John the Baptist form one of Raphael's many small Madonnas painted in Rome, likely in his spare time while working on the Stanza della Segnatura.
Did you know?
- It dates from about 1509–1510.
- It was owned for centuries by the Aldobrandini family.
- The National Gallery bought it in 1865 from Lord and Lady Garvagh.
Based on the Wikipedia article Garvagh Madonna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
