Madonna Terranuova, Szene: Maria mit Christuskind und zwei Heiligen, Tondo

The Virgin Mary sits centrally in a red dress and blue cloak, cradling the Christ Child on her lap. To the left, a young Saint John the Baptist holds a reed cross and a scroll, which he shares with Jesus, while a third holy child watches from the right. The group is framed within a tondo and set against a soft landscape featuring a distant town and rocky hills.

Raphael's use of the tondo format reflects the Renaissance Neoplatonic fascination with the circle as a symbol of divine perfection and the cosmic order. The painting embodies the Florentine pursuit of 'venustas' (beauty), where harmonious proportions were believed to lead the viewer toward the contemplation of spiritual and divine truths.