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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Raphael Artworks

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Raphael (1,621 results)
Madonna della Seggiola

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Madonna della Seggiola

Sale Date: August 16, 2009

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The Madonna

After Raphael

The Madonna

Sale Date: July 10, 2009

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Apparition de Saint Pierre et Saint..., 1600–1699

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Apparition de Saint Pierre et Saint..., 1600–1699

Sale Date: June 20, 2009

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RAPHAEL Madonna and Child with St. John , 1600–1699

Follower of Raphael

RAPHAEL Madonna and Child with St. John , 1600–1699

Sale Date: June 5, 2009

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La Madone de Lorette

Follower of Raphael

La Madone de Lorette

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Kardinal Alidori

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Kardinal Alidori

Sale Date: May 23, 2009

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Madonna con Bambino

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Madonna con Bambino

Sale Date: May 26, 2009

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La Belle Jardinière

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La Belle Jardinière

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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The Madonna del Granduca

After Raphael

The Madonna del Granduca

Sale Date: March 24, 2009

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The Judgment of Paris

In the manner of Raphael

The Judgment of Paris

Sale Date: March 18, 2009

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Hercules at the crossroads

In the manner of Raphael

Hercules at the crossroads

Sale Date: March 18, 2009

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The battle of the Milvian Bridge

After Raphael

The battle of the Milvian Bridge

Sale Date: January 31, 2009

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The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Follower of Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Sale Date: January 28, 2009

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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

After Raphael

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

Sale Date: January 22, 2009

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Madonna di casa d'Alba

After Raphael

Madonna di casa d'Alba

Sale Date: June 1, 2006

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Madonna del Cardellino

After Raphael

Madonna del Cardellino

Sale Date: June 1, 2006

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Maria mit Jesus und Johannesknaben (by..., 1881

After Raphael

Maria mit Jesus und Johannesknaben (by..., 1881

Sale Date: November 22, 2008

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Die heilige Familie mit der Mutter Anna und dem...

Follower of Raphael

Die heilige Familie mit der Mutter Anna und dem...

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Saint Luke

Circle of Raphael

Saint Luke

Sale Date: December 2, 2008

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La Madone de Lorette

Raphael

La Madone de Lorette

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Sjungande änglar, 1800

Follower of Raphael

Sjungande änglar, 1800

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Madonna mit Kind und Johannes der Täufer

Style of Raphael

Madonna mit Kind und Johannes der Täufer

Sale Date: November 12, 2008

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Homme nu, vu de dos

Circle of Raphael

Homme nu, vu de dos

Sale Date: November 16, 2008

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Zwei stehende Engel mit einem Notenblatt

After Raphael

Zwei stehende Engel mit einem Notenblatt

Sale Date: October 27, 2008

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