in many of the works by Bellini and Raphael, specifically, "The Small Cowper Madonna", and "Maddona Del Granduca" by Raphael and "Greek Madonna" and "Madonna of the Meadow" by Bellini. The subject of Maddona and Child is one that is highly emotional. Raphael and Bellini portray the Virgin and Child in two very different emotional states. Raphael, in his paintings, "The Small Cowper Madonna" and "Madonna Del Granduca", illustrates a very intense feeling of...
Icons. London: John Murray, 1971. Luke, Theotokos of Vladimir, 1130, tempera on panel, 104 cm. x 69 cm., Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Martin, Linette. Sacred Doorways: A Beginner’s Guide to Icons. Massachusetts: Paraclette Press, 2002. Raphael. Madonna del Granduca. 1505. Oil on wood. 33 in. x 22 in. Palazzo Pitti, Florence.