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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The battle of the Tritons

After Raphael

The battle of the Tritons

Sale Date: October 31, 2002

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: October 30, 2002

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Die Madonna mit dem Stieglitz, 1800–1899

After Raphael

Die Madonna mit dem Stieglitz, 1800–1899

Sale Date: October 11, 2002

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The Holy Family

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth, the Infant

After Raphael

The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth, the Infant

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Christ carrying the Cross

Follower of Raphael

Christ carrying the Cross

Sale Date: July 12, 2002

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The Holy Family

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: July 12, 2002

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Madonna del Cardellino, 1850–1850

After Raphael

Madonna del Cardellino, 1850–1850

Sale Date: July 9, 2002

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Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino

After Raphael

Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino

Sale Date: June 18, 2002

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Madonna mit dem Jesusknaben, der heiligen...

Manner/Style of Raphael

Madonna mit dem Jesusknaben, der heiligen...

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Madonna con San Giovannino, Santa..., 1700–1799

Manner/Style of Raphael

Madonna con San Giovannino, Santa..., 1700–1799

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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La Madonna del Granduca

After Raphael

La Madonna del Granduca

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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La Vierge à l'Enfant avec le petit Saint...

After Raphael

La Vierge à l'Enfant avec le petit Saint...

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Die Madonna mit der Nelke

Follower of Raphael

Die Madonna mit der Nelke

Sale Date: May 15, 2002

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Portrait of Joanna of Aragon

After Raphael

Portrait of Joanna of Aragon

Sale Date: May 15, 2002

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Madonna della Granduca

After Raphael

Madonna della Granduca

Sale Date: May 15, 2002

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Logge del Vaticano, 1772–1777

After Raphael

Logge del Vaticano, 1772–1777

Sale Date: May 1, 2002

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The Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist,...

After Raphael

The Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist,...

Sale Date: April 25, 2002

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The Madonna and Child

In the manner of Raphael

The Madonna and Child

Sale Date: April 19, 2002

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The Triumph of Galatea

After Raphael

The Triumph of Galatea

Sale Date: April 19, 2002

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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: February 21, 2002

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Two prophets with scrolls seated with putti...

Raphael

Two prophets with scrolls seated with putti...

Sale Date: January 23, 2002

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Notre Dame de Lorette

Follower of Raphael

Notre Dame de Lorette

Sale Date: December 18, 2001

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The Holy Family

Follower of Raphael

The Holy Family

Sale Date: December 14, 2001

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