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)
MADONNA DE CARDELLINO

Raphael

MADONNA DE CARDELLINO

Sale Date: July 19, 1990

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THE MADONNA OF THE PROMENADE

Raphael

THE MADONNA OF THE PROMENADE

Sale Date: July 5, 1990

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STUDIES OF NUDES, THEIR HANDS BOUND, AND TORSOS

Follower of Raphael

STUDIES OF NUDES, THEIR HANDS BOUND, AND TORSOS

Sale Date: July 3, 1990

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A NUDE SEEN FROM BEHIND

Circle of Raphael

A NUDE SEEN FROM BEHIND

Sale Date: July 3, 1990

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A CHERUB RIDING HORSES

Raphael

A CHERUB RIDING HORSES

Sale Date: June 20, 1990

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The Triumph of David

After Raphael

The Triumph of David

Sale Date: May 31, 1990

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Madonna col Bambino

After Raphael

Madonna col Bambino

Sale Date: May 26, 1990

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

After Raphael

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

Sale Date: May 21, 1990

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HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN

After Raphael

HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN

Sale Date: May 21, 1990

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: May 21, 1990

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DUE ANGIOLETTI CANTORI

Raphael

DUE ANGIOLETTI CANTORI

Sale Date: May 19, 1990

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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

After Raphael

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sale Date: May 17, 1990

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITHE INFANT SAINT JOHN...

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITHE INFANT SAINT JOHN...

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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A PERSONIFICATION OF PHILOSOPHY

After Raphael

A PERSONIFICATION OF PHILOSOPHY

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD

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THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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THE TRANSFIGURATION

After Raphael

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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THE SISTINE MADONNA

After Raphael

THE SISTINE MADONNA

Sale Date: April 26, 1990

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Madonna della Sedia

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Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: April 12, 1990

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PUTTI DRIVING A CHARIOT

Raphael

PUTTI DRIVING A CHARIOT

Sale Date: March 23, 1990

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CLASSICAL MAIDEN HOLDING A BAT AND FLOWERS WITH...

Raphael

CLASSICAL MAIDEN HOLDING A BAT AND FLOWERS WITH...

Sale Date: March 23, 1990

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PUTTI DRIVING A CHARIOT

Raphael

PUTTI DRIVING A CHARIOT

Sale Date: March 23, 1990

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