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)
Vierge à l’Enfant avec saint Jean Baptiste

After Raphael

Vierge à l’Enfant avec saint Jean Baptiste

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Portrait of Baldassarre Castiglione

Follower of Raphael

Portrait of Baldassarre Castiglione

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the...

Workshop of Raphael

The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the...

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Old Master Oil Painting After Raphael,

After Raphael

Old Master Oil Painting After Raphael, "The Holy

Sale Date: September 25, 2022

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The Three Graces sitting on clouds,..., 1500–1599

In the manner of Raphael

The Three Graces sitting on clouds,..., 1500–1599

Sale Date: September 28, 2022

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DIE VERKÜNDIGUNG

After Raphael

DIE VERKÜNDIGUNG

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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Madonna mit Kind

Circle of Raphael

Madonna mit Kind

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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Madonna Della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna Della Sedia

Sale Date: September 12, 2022

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The Three Graces sitting on a cloud, with Cupid...

After Raphael

The Three Graces sitting on a cloud, with Cupid...

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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Rafael , after, 19th century, “La Belle...

After Raphael

Rafael , after, 19th century, “La Belle...

Sale Date: June 27, 2022

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MADONNA MIT DEM JESUSKNABEN UND JOHANNES DEM...

Circle of Raphael

MADONNA MIT DEM JESUSKNABEN UND JOHANNES DEM...

Sale Date: June 30, 2022

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Portrait of Maddalena Doni, 1500–1699

Follower of Raphael

Portrait of Maddalena Doni, 1500–1699

Sale Date: June 28, 2022

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Madonna dell'Impannata

After Raphael

Madonna dell'Impannata

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Madonna d'Alba

After Raphael

Madonna d'Alba

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Madonna dell’impannata

Raphael

Madonna dell’impannata

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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La Vierge à la promenade, 1800–1899

After Raphael

La Vierge à la promenade, 1800–1899

Sale Date: June 23, 2022

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The madonna with the child and John The Baptist

Circle of Raphael

The madonna with the child and John The Baptist

Sale Date: June 9, 2022

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Costantino alla battaglia di Ponte Milvio

Raphael

Costantino alla battaglia di Ponte Milvio

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Circle of Raphael

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint , 1500–1599

School of Raphael

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint , 1500–1599

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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The Holy Family

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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LA MADONNA BRIDGEWATER

Circle of Raphael

LA MADONNA BRIDGEWATER

Sale Date: April 29, 2022

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Workshop of Raphael

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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