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Painting Madonna of the Chair
Oil on canvas. This is a copy of the famous work by Raffaello Sanzio (1483 -1520), created by the artist from Urbino in 1513-1514 and currently preserved in the Palatine Gallery of Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The figures, inscribed in a tondo as in the original work, are made up of Mary, sitting on a rich chair, Baby Jesus in her arms, and Saint John at her side; while the Mother and Child look forward - Mary directly towards the viewer, Jesus a little further away -, little John emerges from the dark background and addresses a prayerful gesture to Mary. The chair on which Mary sits is a Camerale chair, or one of the Pope's privileged seats, a strong symbol of authority in doctrine and certain teaching, attributes of Mary: She is the Mother of God who sits in the cathedra. The color of Jesus' robe is particular, a central yellow spot that refers to the robe of the "Servant", a warning for the Pope who commissioned the original work. The work is presented in a period frame.