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)
HEAD OF A FEMALE MUSE

Circle of Raphael

HEAD OF A FEMALE MUSE

Sale Date: July 3, 2019

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梵蒂冈壁画 纸本版画 (The vatican fresco)

Raphael

梵蒂冈壁画 纸本版画 (The vatican fresco)

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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La Vierge de François Ier

Follower of Raphael

La Vierge de François Ier

Sale Date: May 26, 2019

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La Grande Sainte Famille

Follower of Raphael

La Grande Sainte Famille

Sale Date: June 16, 2019

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The School of Athens

After Raphael

The School of Athens

Sale Date: May 22, 2019

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La Sainte Famille à l’oiseau

Style of Raphael

La Sainte Famille à l’oiseau

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Madonna im Grünen, 1800–1850

After Raphael

Madonna im Grünen, 1800–1850

Sale Date: May 7, 2019

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The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth

Sale Date: April 30, 2019

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Madonna del Belvedere, 1991

After Raphael

Madonna del Belvedere, 1991

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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MADONNA AND CHILD

After Raphael

MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: April 14, 2019

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DIE VERZÜCKUNG DER HEILIGEN CÄCILIA

After Raphael

DIE VERZÜCKUNG DER HEILIGEN CÄCILIA

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

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DIE VERKÜNDIGUNG

Raphael

DIE VERKÜNDIGUNG

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

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Bl. XIII aus der Folge: Loggie di Rafaele nel...

Raphael

Bl. XIII aus der Folge: Loggie di Rafaele nel...

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

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Madonna della Sedia, 1513–1514

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia, 1513–1514

Sale Date: March 23, 2019

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Die Madonna del Passeggio

After Raphael

Die Madonna del Passeggio

Sale Date: February 28, 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 10, 2019

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A STANDING SOLDIER IN ARMOR SEEN IN PROFILE

Raphael

A STANDING SOLDIER IN ARMOR SEEN IN PROFILE

Sale Date: January 30, 2019

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SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PREACHING IN A ROCKY...

Follower of Raphael

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PREACHING IN A ROCKY...

Sale Date: December 6, 2018

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La Madonna della sedia

After Raphael

La Madonna della sedia

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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La belle jardinière

After Raphael

La belle jardinière

Sale Date: September 16, 2018

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The Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and...

After Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and...

Sale Date: October 24, 2018

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Venus extracting a thorn from her foot

Follower of Raphael

Venus extracting a thorn from her foot

Sale Date: October 30, 2018

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The Peruzzi Madonna: The Madonna and Child

Attributed to Raphael

The Peruzzi Madonna: The Madonna and Child

Sale Date: October 30, 2018

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Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the

Circle of Raphael

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the

Sale Date: October 23, 2018

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