In Raphael's works, what thoughts does the Virgin on the chair reflect? Point out the connotation of this thought.

The author's idea of creating this painting is to express the profound family happiness of the virgin child with the common family happiness in the world.

In this work, a kind-hearted girl replaces the sacred and solemn virgin. Like an ordinary mother, she held her child Jesus in her lap and kissed the child quietly on her cheek, from which she could feel the warmth of her mother.

Judging from the intimate relationship of the three images, Mary holds her son intimately and paints with low eyebrows and squints, showing a feminine charm. This gesture and expression fascinated many audiences in later generations. When the audience saw this statue of the Virgin Mary, they would naturally have associations with a better life. The natural beauty of the image and the modeling beauty of the structure convey the spiritual beauty of mother-child love to the fullest.

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In Christian iconology, red generally symbolizes God's sacred love, while blue symbolizes God's truth. In this picture, the virgin's coat is red and her cloak is blue. Among them, the virgin's red coat was partially blocked by her shawl, and only the right arm part of the coat was seen. The blue cloak covers from the waist. Holding a baby, the blue cloak only shows the knee.

Thus, the right hand of the Virgin in Red occupies the center of the picture. The yellow on the baby Jesus, the red on the left and the blue below constitute the three primary colors of contrast and harmony, thus strengthening the color of the whole picture. The image also adds a luxurious and gorgeous atmosphere. The shawl on the virgin Mary's chest is embroidered green land.

Green is a complementary color. From the color point of view, the painter designed it carefully, which proves that Raphael painted this painting by no accident.

Artistic background

In Raphael's era, a neo-Platonism philosophy prevailed, which not only advocated that beauty was eternal, but also advocated the pursuit of the creation of ideal beauty in art.

Under the influence of this trend of thought, people think that painting should be harmonious, idealized, perfect and with perfect temperament. In the artistic creation of humanist masters, more attention is paid to the discovery of the beauty of life. They have a realistic aesthetic feeling for all the beauty depicted in art, and Raphael's Madonna in the Chair is a good interpretation of this trend of thought.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Madonna on the Chair