Sistine Madonna

noun

1. a Madonna painted by Raphael for the Church of St. Sixtus at Piacenza, Italy.

Example Sentences

Mr. Warfield had two or three in his collection, and the Sistine Madonna had gone to her heart.

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But if one were to prove that the Sistine Madonna is beautiful, he would have to offer his experience in evidence.

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In the Sistine Madonna, Raphael carried this form of composition to the highest perfection.

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Shortly after his "Sistine Madonna" obtained that great success which the poor artist had fondly anticipated.

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If Raphael had not painted the "Sistine Madonna" at the time he did, he would have produced a different work.

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