Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1795
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madonna della seggiola is a 1795 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows Mary holding the Christ child while John the Baptist looks on. It copies Raphael’s famous 1514 oil painting, right down to the red chair and warm colors. Saint-Mémin made this copy in 1795 using etching and engraving so people could own a version of Raphael’s work. The plate is printed on two layers of paper, which gives the image a deeper, softer look than most prints. You can still feel the lines where the artist scratched the metal. Look for the same scene in the original: search for “Raphael Madonna della seggiola” online.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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