Why it matters
One of the small Madonnas Raphael probably painted for Guidobaldo da Montefeltro in Urbino. Its 19th-century restoration inspired Pushkin to write a poem.
Did you know?
- It dates from about 1506.
- It belonged to Pierre Crozat's collection.
- Catherine the Great bought that collection in 1772.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna with Beardless Saint Joseph (CC BY-SA 4.0).
