Title
The Small Cowper Madonna
Subject
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Jesus Christ
Description
Widener Collection (1942.9.57).In the distance on a hilltop, Raphael has painted a scene he knew well from his childhood, the domed church of San Bernardino, two miles outside Urbino. The church contains the tombs of dukes of Urbino, Federico and Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, and their wives. Donato Bramante, whose architecture was key in establishing the High Renaissance style, may have designed the church.
Creator
Raphael
Source
MRC Visual Resources Collection
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
ca. 1505
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
oil paintings (visual works)
paintings (visual works)
Still Image
Identifier
VS3877747
vw-20100401-1
vw-20090904-1
Date Created
2011-08-26
Date Modified
2011-08-26
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
60 x 44 cm
Medium
oil on wood panel
Spatial Coverage
National Gallery of Art (Washington, District of Columbia)
Temporal Coverage
Renaissance
Italian
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Tags
Citation
Raphael, “The Small Cowper Madonna,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 6, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/35128.