Raphael's Madonna del Pesce returns to Naples after 400 years
Raphael's "Madonna del Pesce," created circa 1514 for a chapel in San Domenico Maggiore, Naples, is set to return after almost four centuries. Commissioned by Giambattista del Doce, the artwork features a divine dialogue involving the Madonna and Child, Archangel Raphael with Tobiolo, and Saint Jerome alongside a lion. It stayed in Naples until 1638, when Viceroy Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán relocated it to Spain. In 1644, it became part of Philip IV's royal collections and was later transferred to El Escorial. After being taken by Napoleonic forces, it found its way to the Museo del Prado. This return coincides with the exhibition "Gli Spagnoli a Napoli" at Museo di Capodimonte, running from March 13 to June 25, 2023.
Key facts
- Raphael's Madonna del Pesce returns to Naples after nearly 400 years.
- The painting was commissioned around 1514 by Giambattista del Doce for a chapel in San Domenico Maggiore.
- It was taken to Spain in 1638 by Viceroy Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán.
- The work entered the Prado collection after being stolen by Napoleonic troops between 1813 and 1822.
- The exhibition 'Gli Spagnoli a Napoli, il Rinascimento meridionale' runs from March 13 to June 25, 2023 at Museo di Capodimonte.
- Curated by Andrea Zezza, Riccardo Naldi, and Manuel Arias in collaboration with the Prado.
- The show includes about seventy works by Spanish and Neapolitan artists.
- In June 2023, Capodimonte will lend sixty masterpieces to the Louvre for 'Napoli a Parigi'.
Entities
Artists
- Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)
- Giambattista del Doce
- Pietro Summonte
- Marcantonio Michiel
- Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán
- Filippo IV
- Andrea Zezza
- Riccardo Naldi
- Manuel Arias
- Bartolomé Ordóñez
- Pedro Machuca
- Alonso Berruguete
- Marco Cardisco
- Giovanni da Nola
- Cesare da Sesto
- Polidoro da Caravaggio
- Livia Montagnoli
Institutions
- San Domenico Maggiore
- Museo del Prado
- Museo di Capodimonte
- Louvre
- El Escorial
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Spain
- Madrid
- Paris
- Capodimonte
- San Lorenzo all'Escorial