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 Artworks

Raphael (1,621 results)

The Council of the Gods

Studio of Raphael

The Council of the Gods

Sale Date: July 6, 2004

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The Madonna of Divine Love, 1700–1799

Follower of Raphael

The Madonna of Divine Love, 1700–1799

Sale Date: June 19, 2004

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The Madonna

In the manner of Raphael

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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La belle jardiniere

After Raphael

La belle jardiniere

Sale Date: June 14, 2004

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Påven Leo X

After Raphael

Sale Date: May 26, 2004

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Madonna della Sedia, 1835–1835

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia, 1835–1835

Sale Date: May 22, 2004

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Madonna dei Garofani

After Raphael

Madonna dei Garofani

Sale Date: May 14, 2004

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In Aula Constantina, 1800–1899

After Raphael

In Aula Constantina, 1800–1899

Sale Date: May 5, 2004

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

After Raphael

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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The Madonna, 1800–1800

After Raphael

The Madonna, 1800–1800

Sale Date: April 21, 2004

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Madonna della Sedia, 1800–1899

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia, 1800–1899

Sale Date: April 21, 2004

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The Madonna del Granduca

After Raphael

The Madonna del Granduca

Sale Date: April 20, 2004

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The Pietà

In the manner of Raphael

Sale Date: April 20, 2004

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La Madonna del Cardellino, 1869–1869

Follower of Raphael

La Madonna del Cardellino, 1869–1869

Sale Date: April 20, 2004

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: April 20, 2004

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Madonna del Belvedere, Madonna mit dem Kind und...

After Raphael

Madonna del Belvedere, Madonna mit dem Kind und...

Sale Date: April 7, 2004

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Madonna del Granduca, 1830–1830

After Raphael

Madonna del Granduca, 1830–1830

Sale Date: April 7, 2004

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Portrait du pape Léon X entouré de deux cardinaux

After Raphael

Portrait du pape Léon X entouré de deux cardinaux

Sale Date: March 30, 2004

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Madonna

Style of Raphael

Sale Date: March 25, 2004

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To engle

Raphael

Sale Date: March 3, 2004

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Christ on the Way to Calvary

After Raphael

Christ on the Way to Calvary

Sale Date: February 3, 2004

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The forge of Vulcan

Circle of Raphael

The forge of Vulcan

Sale Date: January 29, 2004

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Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

Studio of Raphael

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

Sale Date: January 22, 2004

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