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

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LA VIERGE AVEC L'ENFANT JESUS ET SAINT-JEAN...

After Raphael

LA VIERGE AVEC L'ENFANT JESUS ET SAINT-JEAN...

Sale Date: December 20, 1993

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VIERGE A L'ENFANT

After Raphael

VIERGE A L'ENFANT

Sale Date: December 20, 1993

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THE MARCHESA DE SALVO AND HER SONS

After Raphael

THE MARCHESA DE SALVO AND HER SONS

Sale Date: December 15, 1993

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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: December 9, 1993

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: December 9, 1993

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: December 9, 1993

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MADONNA DELLA CARDELLINO, 1833

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MADONNA DELLA CARDELLINO, 1833

Sale Date: December 9, 1993

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Adam and Eve

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Adam and Eve

Sale Date: December 9, 1993

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BATTLING HORSEMEN

Circle of Raphael

BATTLING HORSEMEN

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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THE HEAD OF A WOMAN

Circle of Raphael

THE HEAD OF A WOMAN

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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A SAINT LOOKING UP

Circle of Raphael

A SAINT LOOKING UP

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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Madonna di Loreto, 1600

Follower of Raphael

Madonna di Loreto, 1600

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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La belle Jardinière

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La belle Jardinière

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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The Alba Madonna

After Raphael

The Alba Madonna

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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The Transfiguration

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The Transfiguration

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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The Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

The Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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The Madonna della Sedia, 1841

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The Madonna della Sedia, 1841

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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The Madonna and child

After Raphael

The Madonna and child

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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Scenes of Christ and the New Testament

After Raphael

Scenes of Christ and the New Testament

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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Les Loges du Vatican

After Raphael

Les Loges du Vatican

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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THE APPARITION

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THE APPARITION

Sale Date: November 17, 1993

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SCENE DE HAREM

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SCENE DE HAREM

Sale Date: November 8, 1993

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Madonna della Sedia

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Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: November 6, 1993

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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: October 28, 1993

Auction Closed

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