After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael

The following condition report is provided by Sarah Walden who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: The panel is uncradled. The paint surface has some raised vertical lines of craquelure but appears to be stable. The varnish layer is slightly uneven. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows carefully applied very small spots and lines of retouchings mainly in the figures. Overall the painting is in good condition. The work is framed.
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A later copy after Raphael's Orléans Madonna in the Musée Condé, Chantilly.¹

1. J. Meyer zur Capellen, Raphael, A Critical Catalogue of his Paintings, vol. I, Landshut 2001, p. 223, cat. no. 28, reproduced p. 87 and 224.