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)
PAUL PREACHING AT ATHENS; PETER AND JOHN AT THE...

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PAUL PREACHING AT ATHENS; PETER AND JOHN AT THE...

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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THE SISTINE MADONNA

After Raphael

THE SISTINE MADONNA

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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THE HOLY FAMILY OF FRANCIS I

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY OF FRANCIS I

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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DAVID SLAYING GOLIATH (?)

In the manner of Raphael

DAVID SLAYING GOLIATH (?)

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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THE MADONNA DEL CARDELLINO

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DEL CARDELLINO

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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THE HOLY TRINITY, BY J.VOLPATO

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THE HOLY TRINITY, BY J.VOLPATO

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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SISTINE MADONNA

After Raphael

SISTINE MADONNA

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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Saint Cecilia

After Raphael

Saint Cecilia

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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LA SACRA FAMIGLIA

After Raphael

LA SACRA FAMIGLIA

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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LA VIERGE AU DONATAIRE DITE DEFOLIGNO, 1810

After Raphael

LA VIERGE AU DONATAIRE DITE DEFOLIGNO, 1810

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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Madonna col Bambino

After Raphael

Madonna col Bambino

Sale Date: May 22, 1991

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THE BRIDGEWATER MADONNA

After Raphael

THE BRIDGEWATER MADONNA

Sale Date: May 20, 1991

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THE MADONNA OF DIVINE LOVE

After Raphael

THE MADONNA OF DIVINE LOVE

Sale Date: May 20, 1991

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: May 20, 1991

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BRUSTBILD EINES JUNGLINGS

School of Raphael

BRUSTBILD EINES JUNGLINGS

Sale Date: May 16, 1991

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA (SMITH, AFTER..., 1777

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA (SMITH, AFTER..., 1777

Sale Date: April 19, 1991

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LA BELLE JARDINIERE - THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH

After Raphael

LA BELLE JARDINIERE - THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH

Sale Date: April 18, 1991

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sale Date: April 18, 1991

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ISAIAH

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ISAIAH

Sale Date: April 18, 1991

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH AND SAINT...

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH AND SAINT...

Sale Date: April 18, 1991

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Madonna and Child

After Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: April 18, 1991

Auction Closed

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