Raphael's work, The Madonna and Child with Book.
Before going to the Norton Simon Museum, I visited their website to view the collections they had for European Art in the 16th Century. I came upon Raphael's painting of the Madonna, so I new ahead of time which painting I was going to use for my "A Project".
As I'm standing in front of this painting, realizing that I had imagined the piece to be a lot larger in person, obviously, my assumptions were wrong. Continuing to study the Madonna and Child with Book, I felt at ease, peaceful and sort of a tranquility to the painting.His use of color like blues would give the impression of tranquility like the water and sky. The Madonna's face expression and the serene landscape in the background prove a sense of calmness that Raphael was trying to show. The Madonna and child looked very naturalistic, by the way the child was painted his body looks like of a real child. One thing that I have to point out is the position of the Madonnas arm, it looks un-natural, the arm would not be placed at that angle, whereas a persons arm would look completely different. Like a typical Madonna painting she wears a deep blue robe, which the sihouette enclose herself and the child. Also, the way the figures are placed shows a triangular composition.