A. Sasso (19th century) after Raphaello Sanzio, called Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

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A. Sasso (19th century) after Raphaello Sanzio, called Raphael
The Madonna della Sedia
signed and inscribed on the stretcher prof. A.Sasso, Florence
oil on canvas
74 x 74.8 cm
in a Florentine frame

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Please note that the property title should read: The property of a European Princely Family
Please note that the provenance should read: Olga Nikolaievna Grand Duchess of Russia and Queen of Württemberg (d. 1892), second daughter of Tsar Nicolas I.
Vera Konstantinovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, Grand-daughter of Tsar Nicolas I and Duchess of Württemberg (d. 1912), niece of the above, Villa Berg Stuttgart. Thence by descent

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The artist seems to be unrecorded.

The original, on panel, 72.5 x 71.5 cm, of circa 1514, is in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. The Madonna della Sedia is among the most copied works by Raphael.

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