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)
Jeune homme assis tenant une flûte

Circle of Raphael

Jeune homme assis tenant une flûte

Sale Date: March 27, 2020

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Madonna and Child

Follower of Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: June 16, 2020

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Madonna della Sedia

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Portrait of a Young Woman (Maddalena Strozi Doni)

Follower of Raphael

Portrait of a Young Woman (Maddalena Strozi Doni)

Sale Date: December 15, 2019

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Madonna of the Pinks (La Madonna dei Garofani)

After Raphael

Madonna of the Pinks (La Madonna dei Garofani)

Sale Date: February 16, 2020

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La Madone de l'Amour divin

After Raphael

La Madone de l'Amour divin

Sale Date: February 4, 2020

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Madonna and Child Portrait

After Raphael

Madonna and Child Portrait

Sale Date: January 26, 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 18, 2019

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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: December 7, 2019

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Prima parte)

After Raphael

Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (Prima parte)

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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坦比圣母像

Raphael

坦比圣母像

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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拉斐尔自画像

Raphael

拉斐尔自画像

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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La Vierge à l'Enfant dans un paysage, dit Vierge

After Raphael

La Vierge à l'Enfant dans un paysage, dit Vierge

Sale Date: November 13, 2019

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Portrait du pape Jules II, 1503–1513

School of Raphael

Portrait du pape Jules II, 1503–1513

Sale Date: November 13, 2019

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La belle Jardinière

Follower of Raphael

La belle Jardinière

Sale Date: October 27, 2019

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Christ's Charge to Peter.

Circle of Raphael

Christ's Charge to Peter.

Sale Date: November 5, 2019

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Portrait of Pope Leo X, bust-length,..., 1600–1625

After Raphael

Portrait of Pope Leo X, bust-length,..., 1600–1625

Sale Date: October 23, 2019

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Madonna and Child

Circle of Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: October 22, 2019

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Portrait des Agnolo Doni

After Raphael

Portrait des Agnolo Doni

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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The Holy Family with John the Baptist as a Boy

After Raphael

The Holy Family with John the Baptist as a Boy

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

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Portrait of a Young Man

After Raphael

Portrait of a Young Man

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

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Portrait of a Young Woman (Maddalena Strozi Doni)

Follower of Raphael

Portrait of a Young Woman (Maddalena Strozi Doni)

Sale Date: September 15, 2019

Auction Closed

Portrait d'homme

Raphael

Portrait d'homme

Sale Date: March 31, 2019

Auction Closed

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