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world: Mary's oval face, Jesus' round face, and the perfect oval frame. The influence of
Leonardo is clear: in the tilt of Mary's head and position of Jesus' pudgy legs (similar
to the
Litta Madonna
) and in the child's beyond-his-years focus on an object (from the
Benois Madonna
). The picture is remarkable for its color harmonies and its perfected
forms—characteristics that Raphael would beautifully develop in his later works. While
you're in this room, look also for Raphael's somber
Holy Family
(c. 1507), another rare
early work. It's also known as
Madonna with Beardless Joseph,
for obvious reasons.
• At the far end of the Raphael room, hook right into room 230. In the center of this gallery
is a sculpture by...
