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 del Divino Amore

After Raphael

Madonna del Divino Amore

Sale Date: January 23, 2021

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La Vierge au voile, 1600–1625

After Raphael

La Vierge au voile, 1600–1625

Sale Date: February 3, 2021

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Sacra Famiglia

School of Raphael

Sacra Famiglia

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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Le loggie de Rafaele nel Vaticano

After Raphael

Le loggie de Rafaele nel Vaticano

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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Madonna della Sedia, 1800–1899

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia, 1800–1899

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the Infant

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the Infant

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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Portrait of a young lady with pearls and palm...

Circle of Raphael

Portrait of a young lady with pearls and palm...

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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Énée portant Anchise avec Ascagne, 1800–1899

Follower of Raphael

Énée portant Anchise avec Ascagne, 1800–1899

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

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Raphael Madonna del Divino Amore (in..., 1800–1825

After Raphael

Raphael Madonna del Divino Amore (in..., 1800–1825

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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DIE HEILIGE FAMILIE MIT DEM JOHANNESKNABEN UND...

School of Raphael

DIE HEILIGE FAMILIE MIT DEM JOHANNESKNABEN UND...

Sale Date: September 12, 2020

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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La Madonna del passeggio, 1516

Follower of Raphael

La Madonna del passeggio, 1516

Sale Date: September 7, 2020

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La belle Jardinière

Follower of Raphael

La belle Jardinière

Sale Date: July 25, 2020

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PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, 1500–1525

Raphael

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, 1500–1525

Sale Date: July 7, 2020

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Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist , 1500–1599

Follower of Raphael

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist , 1500–1599

Sale Date: July 2, 2020

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La Madonna del passeggio, 1516

Follower of Raphael

La Madonna del passeggio, 1516

Sale Date: June 24, 2020

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La Madone à la prairie

Follower of Raphael

La Madone à la prairie

Sale Date: June 16, 2020

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PORTRAIT OF MADDALENA DONI

After Raphael

PORTRAIT OF MADDALENA DONI

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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La Vision d'Ezéchiel, 1700–1799

After Raphael

La Vision d'Ezéchiel, 1700–1799

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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Enée portant Anchise avec Ascagne

Follower of Raphael

Enée portant Anchise avec Ascagne

Sale Date: June 5, 2020

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Follower of Raphael

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: June 9, 2020

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La belle Jardinière

Follower of Raphael

La belle Jardinière

Sale Date: May 17, 2020

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Madonna della Sedia

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: May 13, 2020

Auction Closed

MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA

After Raphael

MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA

Sale Date: April 3, 2020

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