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)
Cristo fra i dottori

Follower of Raphael

Cristo fra i dottori

Sale Date: December 12, 2006

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Saint John the Baptist

After Raphael

Saint John the Baptist

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Portrait of Cardinal Bibbiena seated and holding

Follower of Raphael

Portrait of Cardinal Bibbiena seated and holding

Sale Date: December 5, 2006

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Sacra Famiglia

After Raphael

Sacra Famiglia

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Madonna mit dem Jesuskind und Johannesknaben...

After Raphael

Madonna mit dem Jesuskind und Johannesknaben...

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Madonna mit Kind

Follower of Raphael

Madonna mit Kind

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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The Temptation of Adam and Eve

After Raphael

The Temptation of Adam and Eve

Sale Date: November 16, 2006

Auction Closed

Gioco di putti

Follower of Raphael

Gioco di putti

Sale Date: October 27, 2006

Auction Closed

La Grande Sainte Famille de François I

Follower of Raphael

La Grande Sainte Famille de François I

Sale Date: October 27, 2006

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Madonna Della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna Della Sedia

Sale Date: October 31, 2006

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The marriage of Cupid and Psyche

After Raphael

The marriage of Cupid and Psyche

Sale Date: October 31, 2006

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The Entombment

In the manner of Raphael

The Entombment

Sale Date: November 1, 2006

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Madonna dell' Impannata

After Raphael

Madonna dell' Impannata

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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The Holy Family

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: September 20, 2006

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Heilige Famillie

After Raphael

Heilige Famillie

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist

Follower of Raphael

Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist

Sale Date: February 25, 2004

Auction Closed

Madonna mit Kind

After Raphael

Madonna mit Kind

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

Auction Closed

Madonna di tempi

After Raphael

Madonna di tempi

Sale Date: March 25, 2006

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Den athenienske Skole

After Raphael

Den athenienske Skole

Sale Date: September 5, 2006

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La Gravida

After Raphael

La Gravida

Sale Date: September 13, 2006

Auction Closed

Pope Leo X, 1850–1899

After Raphael

Pope Leo X, 1850–1899

Sale Date: September 8, 2005

Auction Closed

Apollo (+ 3 others; 4 works)

After Raphael

Apollo (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Sale Date: May 20, 2006

Auction Closed

Portrait of a young gentleman in a black hat

In the manner of Raphael

Portrait of a young gentleman in a black hat

Sale Date: July 11, 2006

Auction Closed

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