the small cowper madonna by raphael

Raphael’s “The Small Cowper Madonna” painting is 59.5 x 44cm, oil on panel. The painting displays Madonna as a very young woman with her child. The picture takes place outside. In the background we can see the beautiful nature, trees, lake, mountains and a rich looking house in the right side of the canvas. Madonna and Child are centered in the middle of the canvas, and take up most space in the painting.
Perugino’s “Madonna and Child” painting is 70.2 x 50cm, oil on panel. Madonna in this painting is mostly taking over the whole right side of the canvas, with her child on the left. We can see some background but not as much as in the Raphael’s painting, where the background circulated the figures. In the back we see mountains. Both paintings background shows large portion of the sky. Perugino’s composition is more contained by the figures because they are larger. Both Virgins are in seated position, but Raphael’s Madonna holds her child on her left side and the Pe...