Raphael

SMadonna of Foligno, initially painted on wood panel, later transferred to canvas.  The painting was executed for Sigismondo de' Conti (chamberlain to Pope Julius II) in 1511, for the high altar of the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli on Capitoline Hill in Rome, where Sigismondo was buried in 1512.

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Titian

Assumption of the Virgin, located on the high altar in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, was the first commission of Titian in Venice and it established Titian as lead painter of the city. The painting depicts the ‘assumption of the virgin’ which is celebrated every year on August 15 and commemorates the rising of Mary to heaven before the decay of her body. In the painting, Virgin Mary is raised to the heavens by a swarm of cherubim while standing on a cloud. Assumption of the Virgin is among the most famous paintings of the Renaissance and is considered the greatest masterpiece of Titian.