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)
La Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino

In the manner of Raphael

La Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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Madonna, 1800–1800

In the manner of Raphael

Madonna, 1800–1800

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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Die heilige Sippe, verkleinerte Wiederholung...

In the manner of Raphael

Die heilige Sippe, verkleinerte Wiederholung...

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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Den heliga familjen

After Raphael

Den heliga familjen

Sale Date: May 26, 2003

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Die Madonna mit der Nelke

Follower of Raphael

Die Madonna mit der Nelke

Sale Date: May 17, 2003

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The triumph of Galatea, 1856–1856

After Raphael

The triumph of Galatea, 1856–1856

Sale Date: May 17, 2003

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The Transfiguration

After Raphael

The Transfiguration

Sale Date: May 14, 2003

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The Madonna of the Goldfinch, 1883–1883

After Raphael

The Madonna of the Goldfinch, 1883–1883

Sale Date: April 10, 2003

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The Madonna della Perla

After Raphael

The Madonna della Perla

Sale Date: April 10, 2003

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: April 8, 2003

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The Sistine Madonna, 1900–1900

After Raphael

The Sistine Madonna, 1900–1900

Sale Date: April 8, 2003

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Madonna del velo

After Raphael

Madonna del velo

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Sibylle Phrygie

Studio of Raphael

Sibylle Phrygie

Sale Date: March 12, 2003

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The School of Athens

After Raphael

The School of Athens

Sale Date: February 5, 2003

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Madonna dell'Impannata

After Raphael

Madonna dell'Impannata

Sale Date: February 5, 2003

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Madonna della sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della sedia

Sale Date: February 3, 2003

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Cupid and Psyche, 1516–1517

Raphael

Cupid and Psyche, 1516–1517

Sale Date: January 21, 2003

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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

Sale Date: December 12, 2002

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Two putti crowning the Madonna

Follower of Raphael

Two putti crowning the Madonna

Sale Date: December 11, 2002

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The Holy Family

Circle of Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: December 11, 2002

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The Madonna of Divine Love

Follower of Raphael

The Madonna of Divine Love

Sale Date: November 23, 2002

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Die Schule von Athen, 1572–1572

Follower of Raphael

Die Schule von Athen, 1572–1572

Sale Date: November 16, 2002

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Madonna dell sedia

After Raphael

Madonna dell sedia

Sale Date: November 14, 2002

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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

After Raphael

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

Sale Date: October 31, 2002

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