Madonna del cardellino or Madonna of the Goldfinch

Madonna del cardellino or Madonna of the Goldfinch. c. 1505-1506 oil painting on wood. By the Italian High Renaissance artist (Raphael), Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520). The Madonna del cardellino shows three figures Mary, Christ and the young John the Baptist. Though the positions of the three bodies are natural, together they form an almost regular triangle. The Madonna was a wedding gift from Raphael to his friend Lorenzo Nasi. In Madonna Del Cardellino, the goldfinch represents Christ's crucifixion

1483-1520 Baptist Christs Crucifixion Goldfinch Lorenzo Nasi Positions Raffaello Raphael Regular Represents Sanzio Though Urbino

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