Room 72

Raphael

1483–1520, Italy (Urbino), High Renaissance

Raphael united Leonardo’s softness with Michelangelo’s power in a clear, harmonious visual language. For centuries his Madonnas were considered the epitome of beauty; “The Alba Madonna” shows his feeling for composition in a round format.

All works

• The Alba Madonna
• Saint George and the Dragon
• The Small Cowper Madonna
• The Niccolini-Cowper Madonna
• Bindo Altoviti
• The Prophets Hosea and Jonah