Arranging the Picture
Raphael
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints (Colonna Altarpiece)
ca. 1504
Oil and gold on wood, main panel 172.4 × 172.4 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Look for the mirror: the Virgin sits on the central axis, with God the Father centered above.
- Two female saints flank the throne; two weighty male saints stand in front, one on each side.
- In the arched panel on top, angels and seraphim flank God the Father in the same way.
Concepts
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Public Domain (Met Open Access)