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)
Die heilige Katharina, 1800–1899

Style of Raphael

Die heilige Katharina, 1800–1899

Sale Date: March 18, 1999

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Saint Jean Baptiste, 1500–1599

After Raphael

Saint Jean Baptiste, 1500–1599

Sale Date: March 10, 1999

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: February 16, 1999

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The Madonna and Child with Saints John and...

After Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saints John and...

Sale Date: February 16, 1999

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Love showing Psyche to the Three Graces, 1600–1625

After Raphael

Love showing Psyche to the Three Graces, 1600–1625

Sale Date: January 28, 1999

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Madonna and Child

After Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: January 27, 1999

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Madonna della sanzio

After Raphael

Madonna della sanzio

Sale Date: January 24, 1999

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Madonna and Child with the infant John the Baptist

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna and Child with the infant John the Baptist

Sale Date: December 17, 1998

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The Madonna d'Alba

After Raphael

The Madonna d'Alba

Sale Date: December 15, 1998

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La belle jardinière, 1600–1699

Follower of Raphael

La belle jardinière, 1600–1699

Sale Date: December 13, 1998

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La Sainte Famille avec Saint Jean..., 1600–1600

After Raphael

La Sainte Famille avec Saint Jean..., 1600–1600

Sale Date: December 13, 1998

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: November 26, 1998

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The Transfiguration

After Raphael

The Transfiguration

Sale Date: November 27, 1998

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La Transfiguration, 1600–1699

Follower of Raphael

La Transfiguration, 1600–1699

Sale Date: November 25, 1998

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La Madonna dell'Impannata

Studio of Raphael

La Madonna dell'Impannata

Sale Date: November 22, 1998

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The Transfiguration

After Raphael

The Transfiguration

Sale Date: November 12, 1998

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The School of Athens

After Raphael

The School of Athens

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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The road to Calvary

After Raphael

The road to Calvary

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Madonna della Sedia, 1700–1700

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia, 1700–1700

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Saint John the Baptist in a landscape

Follower of Raphael

Saint John the Baptist in a landscape

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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The Holy Family, 1600–1600

After Raphael

The Holy Family, 1600–1600

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Youth with pen

After Raphael

Youth with pen

Sale Date: October 22, 1998

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: October 22, 1998

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Ærkeenglen Michael i kamp med djaevlen, 1517–1517

Style of Raphael

Ærkeenglen Michael i kamp med djaevlen, 1517–1517

Sale Date: August 14, 1998

Auction Closed

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