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 (1,621 results)
The madonna with the child and John The Baptist

Circle of Raphael

The madonna with the child and John The Baptist

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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La Sainte Famille avec Joseph, la Vierge, Jésus...

Follower of Raphael

La Sainte Famille avec Joseph, la Vierge, Jésus...

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Le Conseil des Dieux, 1701–1799

After Raphael

Le Conseil des Dieux, 1701–1799

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Sermon of St. Paul | 聖パウロの説教

Raphael

Sermon of St. Paul | 聖パウロの説教

Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Various prints (a set of 4) | 版画各種(4枚セット)

Raphael

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Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Raphael

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Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Various prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5枚セット)

Raphael

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Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Various prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5枚セット)

Raphael

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Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Various prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5枚セット)

Raphael

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Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Various prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5枚セット)

Raphael

Various prints (a set of 5) | 版画各種(5枚セット)

Sale Date: November 24, 2023

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Madonna mit Kind ('Madonna Tempi')

After Raphael

Madonna mit Kind ('Madonna Tempi')

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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La Déposition

Style of Raphael

La Déposition

Sale Date: November 17, 2023

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After Raphael

"The Madonna of Divine Love" -18th century

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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D’après RAPHAEL La Transfiguration Huile

After Raphael

D’après RAPHAEL La Transfiguration Huile

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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The Virgin in front of a landscape

Follower of Raphael

The Virgin in front of a landscape

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Madonna met de Goudvink'.

After Raphael

Madonna met de Goudvink'.

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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Recto: Study for the Battle of the Milvian...

Raphael

Recto: Study for the Battle of the Milvian...

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Portrait of the artist as a young man

Follower of Raphael

Portrait of the artist as a young man

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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La Vierge à l'Enfant avec le petit..., 1601–1699

After Raphael

La Vierge à l'Enfant avec le petit..., 1601–1699

Sale Date: October 10, 2023

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Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth, St. John the...

After Raphael

Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth, St. John the...

Sale Date: September 22, 2023

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Portrait Of Agnolo Doni

After Raphael

Portrait Of Agnolo Doni

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Madonna Rella Seggiola

After Raphael

Madonna Rella Seggiola

Sale Date: September 27, 2023

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After Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520),..., 1800–1899

After Raphael

After Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520),..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: September 23, 2023

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MADONNA MIT DEN NELKEN

Follower of Raphael

MADONNA MIT DEN NELKEN

Sale Date: September 9, 2023

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