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)
DIE HEILIGE FAMILIE MIT DEM JESUSKIND UND DEM...

Follower of Raphael

DIE HEILIGE FAMILIE MIT DEM JESUSKIND UND DEM...

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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PAPST LEO X MIT ZWEI KARDINÄLEN

In the manner of Raphael

PAPST LEO X MIT ZWEI KARDINÄLEN

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Madonna della Seggiola, 1800–1899

Follower of Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola, 1800–1899

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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The Transfiguration

After Raphael

The Transfiguration

Sale Date: September 13, 2018

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Portrait of Bindo Altoviti

After Raphael

Portrait of Bindo Altoviti

Sale Date: September 13, 2018

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The Madonna and Child with Saint..., 1504–1508

After Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saint..., 1504–1508

Sale Date: September 13, 2018

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Grand Duke of Our Lady [printed by R.MORGHEN...

Raphael

Grand Duke of Our Lady [printed by R.MORGHEN...

Sale Date: July 7, 2018

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MADONNA Z DZIECIĄTKIEM

In the manner of Raphael

MADONNA Z DZIECIĄTKIEM

Sale Date: June 16, 2018

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MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

After Raphael

MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: May 22, 2018

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Blessed mother in small chair [printed by...

Raphael

Blessed mother in small chair [printed by...

Sale Date: May 12, 2018

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Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), 1507

After Raphael

Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), 1507

Sale Date: April 25, 2018

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINTS ELIZABETH AND JOHN

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINTS ELIZABETH AND JOHN

Sale Date: April 28, 2018

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Madonna Della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna Della Sedia

Sale Date: April 21, 2018

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MADONNA MIT KIND UND JOSEF

After Raphael

MADONNA MIT KIND UND JOSEF

Sale Date: April 12, 2018

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School of Athens

Follower of Raphael

School of Athens

Sale Date: April 24, 2018

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Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: April 18, 2018

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La Madone à la chaise

After Raphael

La Madone à la chaise

Sale Date: March 27, 2018

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Maria mit Kind und Johannesknaben

Raphael

Maria mit Kind und Johannesknaben

Sale Date: March 23, 2018

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MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN (School of Raphael), 1898

After Raphael

MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN (School of Raphael), 1898

Sale Date: March 8, 2018

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VERGINE

Raphael

VERGINE

Sale Date: February 13, 2018

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MADONNA DEL DIVINO AMORE

After Raphael

MADONNA DEL DIVINO AMORE

Sale Date: February 13, 2018

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Madonna della Seggiola

Follower of Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola

Sale Date: December 18, 2017

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A Grand Tour

After Raphael

A Grand Tour

Sale Date: November 8, 2017

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La Vierge à la chaise

Raphael

La Vierge à la chaise

Sale Date: November 4, 2017

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