Solly Madonna

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Solly Madonna
ArtistRaphael
Yearc. 1500–1504
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions52 cm × 38 cm (20 in × 15 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Solly Madonna by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael was painted sometime between 1500 and 1504.

An early work, it clearly shows the influence of Raphael's teacher Perugino.[1] Two motifs in this work would recur in later Madonnas by Raphael. The virgin Mary is reading a book, as in the Madonna and Child in the Norton Simon Museum, the Conestabile Madonna, the Madonna Colonna and the Madonna del cardellino. As in that last painting a small bird, a goldfinch, is part of the scene.[2]

The painting is located in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. It is called the Solly Madonna because it was owned by the British banker and art collector Edward Solly (1776–1848).

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  • Szakolczai, Arpad (2007). Sociology, Religion and Grace. Routledge. p. 267. ISBN 9781134194506. Solly Madonna.
  • Fossi, Gloria (2004). Uffizi. Giunti Editore. ISBN 9788809036765.

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