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)
L'Amour Montrant Psyche Aux Graces, 1883

After Raphael

L'Amour Montrant Psyche Aux Graces, 1883

Graves International Art

400 USD

Madonna and Child, 1875

After Raphael

Madonna and Child, 1875

Lost Art Gallery

Price on Request

Canigiani Holy Family

After Raphael

Canigiani Holy Family

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

Auction Closed

Madonna of Divine Love

After Raphael

Madonna of Divine Love

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Madonna of the Goldfinch

After Raphael

Madonna of the Goldfinch

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Madonna of the Goldfinch

After Raphael

Madonna of the Goldfinch

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Die Kleine Heilige Familie mit Maria mit...

After Raphael

Die Kleine Heilige Familie mit Maria mit...

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Madonna with the Sleeping Child and the Infant...

Follower of Raphael

Madonna with the Sleeping Child and the Infant...

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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The Vision of Ezekiel

After Raphael

The Vision of Ezekiel

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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THE BRIDGEWATER MADONNA

After Raphael

THE BRIDGEWATER MADONNA

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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Battle of Constantine against Maxentius

Raphael

Battle of Constantine against Maxentius

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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La Petite Sainte Famille

After Raphael

La Petite Sainte Famille

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Madonna del Cardellino (mit dem Stieglitz)

After Raphael

Madonna del Cardellino (mit dem Stieglitz)

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Madonna mit Jesuskind und Johannesknaben -...

After Raphael

Madonna mit Jesuskind und Johannesknaben -...

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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The Bridgewater Madonna

After Raphael

The Bridgewater Madonna

Sale Date: March 22, 2024

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La Madonna Esterhazy

After Raphael

La Madonna Esterhazy

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Madonna of Lareto, 1990

After Raphael

Madonna of Lareto, 1990

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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La Vierge au poisson

Workshop of Raphael

La Vierge au poisson

Sale Date: March 22, 2024

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MARIA MIT DEM JESUSKIND UND DEM..., 1580–1620

Follower of Raphael

MARIA MIT DEM JESUSKIND UND DEM..., 1580–1620

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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MADONNA VON LORETO

After Raphael

MADONNA VON LORETO

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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VIERGE À L’ENFANT AVEC SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE

After Raphael

VIERGE À L’ENFANT AVEC SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE

Sale Date: March 18, 2024

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“Madonna della Seggiola” A white marble wall , 1900

After Raphael

“Madonna della Seggiola” A white marble wall , 1900

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

Auction Closed

“Madonna della Seggiola” A white marble wall , 1900

After Raphael

“Madonna della Seggiola” A white marble wall , 1900

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

Auction Closed

Madonna della Sedia, 1801–1899

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia, 1801–1899

Sale Date: February 6, 2024

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