Sistine Madonna


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

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How to use Sistine Madonna in a sentence

  • 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.

    The Meaning of Faith | Harry Emerson Fosdick
  • 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.

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