Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints | |
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Artist | Raphael |
Year | 1504-1505 |
Medium | Oil and gold on wood |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
Dimensions | 679 in × 679 in |
1724 cm × 1724 cm |
Raphael is the painter of Madonna & Child Enthroned with Saints. This painting is also known as the Colonna Altarpiece. It was painted and completed between the years 1504 to 1505. The painting measures six hundred seventy nine inches by six hundred seventy nine inches. The medium used was oil & gold in wood. Currently, it is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is the lone altarpiece done by Raphael in USA. It is also considered as the last of Raphael’s work which landed in private hands when then J.P. Morgan bought it for a record breaking price tag in the twentieth century.