. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 8 ▁Rap ha el ▁arrived ▁in ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - five ▁and ▁already ▁a ▁great ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁arts , ▁known ▁for ▁such ▁works ▁as ▁" Mad onna ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ", ▁" Mad onna ▁of ▁the ▁Gold fin ch ", ▁" A ns ide i ▁Madonna " ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁Is ol ated ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁Um b rian ▁school ▁The ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁Saint ▁John ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Nicholas ▁are ▁isolated ▁from ▁one ▁another , ▁without ▁inter change , ▁a ▁style ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁Um b rian ▁school , ▁and ▁particularly ▁Per ug ino . ▁ ▁Commission ▁and ▁proven ance ▁Nic col ò ▁An side i ▁commission ed ▁Rap ha el ▁to ▁paint ▁an ▁alt arp ie ce ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁paint ings ▁titled ▁" The ▁Madonna ▁and ▁Child ▁with ▁Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁and ▁Saint ▁Nicholas ▁of ▁B ari ▁( The ▁An side i ▁Madonna )" ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁chap el ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Saint ▁Nicholas ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁San ▁F ior en zo , ▁Per ug ia . ▁ ▁Two ▁paint ings ▁formed ▁the ▁pred ella ▁for ▁Rap ha el ' s ▁alt arp ie ce ▁the ▁" A ns ide i ▁Madonna ." ▁The ▁first , ▁" Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Pre aching ", ▁was ▁placed ▁beneath ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁alt arp ie ce , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery . ▁The ▁pan