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)
The Holy Family

After Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: October 22, 2008

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The transfiguration

After Raphael

The transfiguration

Sale Date: October 30, 2008

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The Madonna of the goldfinch

After Raphael

The Madonna of the goldfinch

Sale Date: October 30, 2008

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Die Madonna mit der Nelke - Madonna dei..., 1800

After Raphael

Die Madonna mit der Nelke - Madonna dei..., 1800

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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L'Incendie du Bourg, 1600–1699

After Raphael

L'Incendie du Bourg, 1600–1699

Sale Date: October 4, 2008

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Omphale und weitere weibliche Figur

Workshop of Raphael

Omphale und weitere weibliche Figur

Sale Date: September 20, 2008

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La madone à la chaise

After Raphael

La madone à la chaise

Sale Date: July 8, 2008

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Madonna del Cardellino, 1700–1899

After Raphael

Madonna del Cardellino, 1700–1899

Sale Date: May 24, 2008

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Madonna mit dem Stieglitz

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna mit dem Stieglitz

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

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Madonna, 1800–1899

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna, 1800–1899

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

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Tempi Madonna

Raphael

Tempi Madonna

Sale Date: July 15, 2008

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The Madonna Conestabile

After Raphael

The Madonna Conestabile

Sale Date: July 11, 2008

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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: July 11, 2008

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Jupiter and Cupid

Follower of Raphael

Jupiter and Cupid

Sale Date: July 11, 2008

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Madonna im Grünen

After Raphael

Madonna im Grünen

Sale Date: June 17, 2008

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Jünglingskopf im Profil, 1983

School of Raphael

Jünglingskopf im Profil, 1983

Sale Date: May 30, 2008

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Madonna con il Bambino addormentato e San...

After Raphael

Madonna con il Bambino addormentato e San...

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

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Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino in un...

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino in un...

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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The Bridgewater Madonna

After Raphael

The Bridgewater Madonna

Sale Date: April 22, 2008

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The Marriage of the Virgin

After Raphael

The Marriage of the Virgin

Sale Date: April 23, 2008

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The Transfiguration

After Raphael

The Transfiguration

Sale Date: April 24, 2008

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The Madonna and Child with Saint Anne and the...

Follower of Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saint Anne and the...

Sale Date: April 24, 2008

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Christ's charge to St. Peter

After Raphael

Christ's charge to St. Peter

Sale Date: April 23, 2008

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Madonna del Granduca

After Raphael

Madonna del Granduca

Sale Date: April 17, 2008

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