"Sistine Madonna"

The Sistine Madonna by Rafael is one of the most well-known Christian artworks and religious portraits from the sixteenth century. Pope Julius II ordered the painting in 1512 after Piacenza, an Italian town, was informed that it had joined the papal states.

The Virgin, carrying the infant Jesus in her arms as she moves toward the ethereal realm, is the main focus of the painting. The multiple angel heads in the blue sky background show that she is surrounded by a large number of angels.She is being led to her eternal home by Pope Sixtus II, who can be seen on the left of the picture.

St. Barbara was a martyr in the third century, and she is depicted on the right