Raphael's cherubs angels Sistine Madonna

Sistine Madonna, also called The Madonna di San Sisto, is an oil painting by the Italian artist Raphael. Finished shortly before his death, ca. 1513–1514.

A prominent element within Raphael's (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520) painting, Sistine Madonna, are the winged angels beneath Mary.

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This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF . Works published before 1923 are now in the public domain. and also in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris) in this case (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520) and that most commonly run for a period of 50 to 70 years from december 31 of that date.