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)
HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. ANNE AND INFANT JOHN THE...

After Raphael

HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. ANNE AND INFANT JOHN THE...

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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STUDI DELLA DEPOSIZIONE

After Raphael

STUDI DELLA DEPOSIZIONE

Sale Date: November 8, 1992

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DIE MADONNA MIT DEM JESUSKNABEN, SAN GIOVANNINO...

Follower of Raphael

DIE MADONNA MIT DEM JESUSKNABEN, SAN GIOVANNINO...

Sale Date: November 5, 1992

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BILDNIS EINES JUNGEN GELEHRTEN MIT EINER...

In the manner of Raphael

BILDNIS EINES JUNGEN GELEHRTEN MIT EINER...

Sale Date: November 5, 1992

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Madonna della Seggiola

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola

Sale Date: November 5, 1992

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Madonna and Child

After Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: October 31, 1992

Auction Closed

THE MADONNA DEL PAESAGGIO

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DEL PAESAGGIO

Sale Date: October 23, 1992

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Madonna della Sedia

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Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: October 22, 1992

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THE MADONNA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA

Sale Date: October 22, 1992

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MADONNA DELLA CARDELINO

After Raphael

MADONNA DELLA CARDELINO

Sale Date: October 22, 1992

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD

In the manner of Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: October 22, 1992

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THE SISTINE MADONNA

After Raphael

THE SISTINE MADONNA

Sale Date: October 22, 1992

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT ST. JOHN

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT ST. JOHN

Sale Date: October 20, 1992

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sale Date: October 20, 1992

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The Resurrection

After Raphael

The Resurrection

Sale Date: October 20, 1992

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Madonna and Child

After Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: October 14, 1992

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MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ATTENDANT ANGELS

Circle of Raphael

MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ATTENDANT ANGELS

Sale Date: October 14, 1992

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MADONNA OF THE PINKS

After Raphael

MADONNA OF THE PINKS

Sale Date: October 14, 1992

Auction Closed

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: October 8, 1992

Auction Closed

MADONNA DELLA SEDIA A VIEW ON THE NEAPOLITAN...

After Raphael

MADONNA DELLA SEDIA A VIEW ON THE NEAPOLITAN...

Sale Date: October 8, 1992

Auction Closed

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: September 10, 1992

Auction Closed

KRISTI HIMMELFART

After Raphael

KRISTI HIMMELFART

Sale Date: September 3, 1992

Auction Closed

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: August 20, 1992

Auction Closed

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