Madonna of the Pinks [SEP] creator
Madonna of the Pinks
The Madonna of the Pinks (c. 1506 – 1507, ) is an early devotional painting usually attributed to Italian Renaissance master Raphael. It is painted in oils on fruitwood and now hangs in the National Gallery, London.
Subject matter.
The painting depicts a youthful Virgin Mary playing with the Christ child and handing him carnations. (The Italian title, "La Madonna dei garofani" actually means The Madonna of the Carnation.) These flowers, whose botanical name is "dianthus" (
Rich Christensen
Rich Christensen is an American television producer from New Hampton, IA. Christensen went to school at the University of Northern Iowa. He is best known as the creator, lead executive producer and host of the racing shows Pinks and , the number two and three shows on the Speed Channel.
Within 1.5 years of the "Pinks" debut in 2005, Christensen created an offshoot with "Pinks: All Out", the "run what you brung" competition.
Recently Christensen has started a one-