Raphael

(Italian, 1483–1520)

Raphael was a seminal Italian painter of the High Renaissance period. Admired for his ability to organize forms and color into clear and graceful compositions, Raphael portrayed scenes with delicate lines and subtle shading, evoking a Platonic ideal of serenity and beauty. In perhaps his best-known work, The Sistine Madonna (1513-1514), the artist conveyed an elaborate scene in which wistful cherubs gaze up at the Virgin Mary, two saints, and her son. Born Raffaello Sanzio on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy, his father was the painter Giovanni Santi who became the young artist’s first instructor. By the age of 17, Raphael was already considered a precocious talent, producing paintings influenced by the work Piero della Francesca. Around the year 1500, he apprenticed with Pietro Perugino, helping the elder artist to produce an important fresco commission in Perugia, an experience that had a profound influence on the young Raphael. Moving to Florence in 1504, he was immersed in the milieu of the one the great epochs of art history, while in the city he studied the works of both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Called by Pope Julius II to Rome in 1508, Rapahel was hired to complete a cycle of frescoes in the papal apartments inside the Vatican, he would live in the city the next 12 years. The artist died on his 37th birthday on April 6, 1520 in Rome, Italy. According to his biographer Giorgio Vasari, Raphael’s premature death was caused by a fever brought on by excessive lovemaking with his mistress Luti. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

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Madonna of the chair, 19th century

Raphael

Madonna of the chair, 19th century

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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The Holy Family with a Palm Tree;

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The Holy Family with a Palm Tree;

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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La Transfiguration

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La Transfiguration

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Vierge à l'Enfant

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Vierge à l'Enfant

Sale Date: February 16, 2024

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La Transfiguration

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La Transfiguration

Sale Date: February 6, 2024

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Madonna della Sedia, 1900

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Madonna della Sedia, 1900

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Madonna della Seggiola mit dem..., 1801–1899

Follower of Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola mit dem..., 1801–1899

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant...

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant...

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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The Madonna and Child with Saint John

Follower of Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saint John

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Madonna with the Sleeping Child and the Infant...

Follower of Raphael

Madonna with the Sleeping Child and the Infant...

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Follower of Raphael

"Madonna della Seggiola", 1801–1899

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Various Prints (a set of 3) | 版画各種(3点セット)

Raphael

Various Prints (a set of 3) | 版画各種(3点セット)

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Raphael

Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Raphael

Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

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Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Raphael

Various Prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5点セット)

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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The Death of Ananias | アナニアの死

Raphael

The Death of Ananias | アナニアの死

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter |...

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Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter |...

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Madonna of the pinks (The Pembroke Madonna) ('La

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Madonna of the pinks (The Pembroke Madonna) ('La

Sale Date: January 17, 2024

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Sixtinische Madonna

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Sixtinische Madonna

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Madonna of the Chair

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Madonna of the Chair

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Madonna della seggiola

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Madonna della seggiola

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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The punishment of Elima | エリマの罰

Raphael

The punishment of Elima | エリマの罰

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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PORTRAIT DES KARDINALS PASSERINI ODER FARNESE

Circle of Raphael

PORTRAIT DES KARDINALS PASSERINI ODER FARNESE

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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