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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MADONNA WITH CHRIST AND JOHN THE BAPTIST

In the manner of Raphael

MADONNA WITH CHRIST AND JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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Sans titre

After Raphael

Sans titre

Sale Date: December 7, 1990

Auction Closed

THE HOLY FAMILY

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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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: November 29, 1990

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA (AFTERTHE PICTURE IN THE

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA (AFTERTHE PICTURE IN THE

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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THE MADONNA DEL CARDELLINO

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DEL CARDELLINO

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: October 31, 1990

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PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICIAL

After Raphael

PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICIAL

Sale Date: October 26, 1990

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THE VISION OF EZECHIEL

After Raphael

THE VISION OF EZECHIEL

Sale Date: October 26, 1990

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria

After Raphael

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Sale Date: October 26, 1990

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MADONNA AND CHILD WITHIN A PAINTED CIRCULAR...

After Raphael

MADONNA AND CHILD WITHIN A PAINTED CIRCULAR...

Sale Date: October 26, 1990

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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THE BERTROTHAL OF THE VIRGIN

After Raphael

THE BERTROTHAL OF THE VIRGIN

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THEINFANT ST. JOHN...

In the manner of Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THEINFANT ST. JOHN...

Sale Date: October 24, 1990

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PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN

Follower of Raphael

PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN

Sale Date: October 24, 1990

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: October 4, 1990

Auction Closed

The Persian Sibyl

After Raphael

The Persian Sibyl

Sale Date: September 19, 1990

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sale Date: September 13, 1990

Auction Closed

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH AND THE...

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH AND THE...

Sale Date: September 13, 1990

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: July 19, 1990

Auction Closed

THE HOLY FAMILY

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: July 19, 1990

Auction Closed

MADONNA DEL CARDELLINO

Raphael

MADONNA DEL CARDELLINO

Sale Date: July 19, 1990

Auction Closed

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