Who painted “Madonna and Child with the Book”?

“Madonna and Child with the Book” was painted by Raphael in 1503. Where to see it: Norton Simon Museum.

What to look for

Raphael: calm, balanced groups in clear Renaissance space, gentle oval faces, soft modelling and harmonious colour; his Madonnas are serene rather than intense.

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (March 28 or 6 April 1483 – 6 April 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Wikipedia

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More by Raphael

“The School of Athens”, 1512
“Sistine Madonna”, 1512
“La fornarina”, 1519
“Transfiguration”, 1518
“The Marriage of the Virgin”, 1504
“Three Graces”, 1504
“Galatea”, 1513–1514
“Madonna of the Goldfinch”, 1505