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 Artworks

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant..., 1800–1899

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: October 26, 2021

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Madonna and Child

Circle of Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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The Holy Family with a palm tree

After Raphael

The Holy Family with a palm tree

Sale Date: October 19, 2021

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AN IMPRESSIVE WORK - THE MADONNA DELLA..., 1800–1899

After Raphael

AN IMPRESSIVE WORK - THE MADONNA DELLA..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: September 17, 2021

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DIE VERKÜNDIGUNG

After Raphael

DIE VERKÜNDIGUNG

Sale Date: September 23, 2021

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MADONNA DEL SACCO, 1575–1599

School of Raphael

MADONNA DEL SACCO, 1575–1599

Sale Date: September 23, 2021

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MADONNA MIT DEM KIND, 1675–1699

School of Raphael

MADONNA MIT DEM KIND, 1675–1699

Sale Date: September 23, 2021

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Two Italian Grand Tour Paintings

After Raphael

Two Italian Grand Tour Paintings

Sale Date: September 10, 2021

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Copy after an antique Hermes fastening his...

After Raphael

Copy after an antique Hermes fastening his...

Sale Date: July 6, 2021

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Vierge à l'Enfant dit la Madone Bridgewater

After Raphael

Vierge à l'Enfant dit la Madone Bridgewater

Sale Date: June 29, 2021

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Vierge à l’Enfant avec saint Jean..., 1500–1599

After Raphael

Vierge à l’Enfant avec saint Jean..., 1500–1599

Sale Date: June 22, 2021

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Scène de combat avec cinq figures, bas-relief...

After Raphael

Scène de combat avec cinq figures, bas-relief...

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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Madonna della Sedia

Follower of Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: May 29, 2021

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Madonna con Gesù bambino e Giovanni (La Belle...

Follower of Raphael

Madonna con Gesù bambino e Giovanni (La Belle...

Sale Date: May 29, 2021

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Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, 1700

After Raphael

Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, 1700

Sale Date: June 5, 2021

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The School of Athens

After Raphael

The School of Athens

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Madonna della Seggiola

After Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola

Sale Date: June 2, 2021

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La Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

La Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: April 27, 2021

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The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth

Sale Date: March 30, 2021

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The Vision of Ezekiel, 1500–1599

After Raphael

The Vision of Ezekiel, 1500–1599

Sale Date: April 15, 2021

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Massacre of the innocents

After Raphael

Massacre of the innocents

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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Couple imploring, 1520

Follower of Raphael

Couple imploring, 1520

Sale Date: March 25, 2021

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A French Painted and Parcel Gilt Shrine , 1700–1899

After Raphael

A French Painted and Parcel Gilt Shrine , 1700–1899

Sale Date: February 23, 2021

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Die Sixtinische Madonna

After Raphael

Die Sixtinische Madonna

Sale Date: February 18, 2021

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