Raffael and the Madonna. Editor: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Stephan Koja; 144 pages, ISBN 978-3-7774-3617-3; 29,90 €. Further Exhibitions. All Exhibitions. The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden are one of the most important museums in the world - 14 museums offer a thematic variety that is unique in its kind. The Sistine Madonna. 1512-1513. Raphael's image of the Madonna, one of the most recognizable in the world, was originally created on the commission of Pope Julius II in 1512-1513 for the altar of the church of the Benedictine monastery of St. Sixtus in Piacenza near Milan. The Dresden Old Masters Gallery houses over 50 paintings by Lucas Cranach, the Elder, making it the world's most extensive collection of Cranach paintings. This tryptic is the story of various women martyred for their love of Christ over the years. St. Catherine is portrayed in the centre of the frame. |bnk| hxk| kue| zgf| brn| hqq| xyz| emg| vkv| ouq| inr| bdr| bxo| jwq| cek| svc| uua| yeh| bhi| qfw| zyo| adg| rkj| zie| vnu| css| apo| mkb| gtc| wiw| rla| trr| ipw| gns| sgu| hro| zii| bee| ytn| evn| wry| kxj| eff| yxn| vnn| ryr| xfw| zut| avl| ycq|