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)
Head of a bearded man

Circle of Raphael

Head of a bearded man

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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THE TRANSFIGURATION

After Raphael

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Sale Date: April 11, 1991

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LA MADDALENA ASCIUGA I PIEDI A GESU

After Raphael

LA MADDALENA ASCIUGA I PIEDI A GESU

Sale Date: April 9, 1991

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SACRA FAMIGLIA CON SAN GIOVANNINO

Raphael

SACRA FAMIGLIA CON SAN GIOVANNINO

Sale Date: March 25, 1991

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MADONNA OF THE CHAIR

After Raphael

MADONNA OF THE CHAIR

Sale Date: March 24, 1991

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A MINIATURE VERSION OF THE SISTINE MADONNA

After Raphael

A MINIATURE VERSION OF THE SISTINE MADONNA

Sale Date: March 5, 1991

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THE HOLY FAMILY UNDER THE OAK

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY UNDER THE OAK

Sale Date: February 28, 1991

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD.

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD.

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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THE TRANSFIGURATION.

After Raphael

THE TRANSFIGURATION.

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA.

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA.

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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A FIGURE HOLDING A SCROLL, FLANKED BY TWO ANGELS.

In the manner of Raphael

A FIGURE HOLDING A SCROLL, FLANKED BY TWO ANGELS.

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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MADONNA DELLA SEDIA AND THREE OTHER PICTURES BY...

After Raphael

MADONNA DELLA SEDIA AND THREE OTHER PICTURES BY...

Sale Date: January 31, 1991

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After Raphael

"PORTRAIT OF OLD MAN"

Sale Date: January 27, 1991

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THE TRANSFIGURATION

After Raphael

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Sale Date: January 17, 1991

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Raphael

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Sale Date: January 11, 1991

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PORTRAIT OF LORENZO DE'MEDICI

After Raphael

PORTRAIT OF LORENZO DE'MEDICI

Sale Date: January 10, 1991

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SAINT CECILIA ALTARPIECE

After Raphael

SAINT CECILIA ALTARPIECE

Sale Date: January 10, 1991

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The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John

After Raphael

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John

Sale Date: December 14, 1990

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THE BATTLE OF MILVIO BRIDGE

After Raphael

THE BATTLE OF MILVIO BRIDGE

Sale Date: December 14, 1990

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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: December 14, 1990

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THE HOLY FAMILY

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: December 14, 1990

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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MOSES RECEIVING THE TABLETS OFTHE LAW

Follower of Raphael

MOSES RECEIVING THE TABLETS OFTHE LAW

Sale Date: December 11, 1990

Auction Closed

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