Visitation (Raphael)
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The Visitation is a c. 1517 painting of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth
by Raphael
, in the Prado Museum since 1837. Commissioned by the Apostolic Protonotary Giovanni Branconio
at his father Marino's request for their family chapel in the church of San Silvestre in Aquila
(Marino's wife was called Elisabeth), it was plundered by the occupation troops of Philip IV of Spain
in 1655 and placed at El Escorial
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Saint Elizabeth
Saint Elizabeth may refer to:* Saint Elizabeth , the mother of John the Baptist* Saint Elisabeth of Hungary * Saint Elizabeth of Portugal * Saint Elizabeth of Reute...
by Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
, in the Prado Museum since 1837. Commissioned by the Apostolic Protonotary Giovanni Branconio
Giovanbattista Branconio dell'Aquila
Giovanbattista Branconio dell'Aquila was a papal protonotary and chamberlain, as well as a friend of the artist Raphael...
at his father Marino's request for their family chapel in the church of San Silvestre in Aquila
L'Aquila
L'Aquila is a city and comune in central Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 73,150 inhabitants, but has a daily presence in the territory of 100,000 people for study, tertiary activities, jobs and tourism...
(Marino's wife was called Elisabeth), it was plundered by the occupation troops of Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
in 1655 and placed at El Escorial
El Escorial
The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a historical residence of the king of Spain, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres northwest of the capital, Madrid, in Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and...
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