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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TETE DE DANTE LAURE

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TETE DE DANTE LAURE

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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DIE MADONNA TEMPI

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DIE MADONNA TEMPI

Sale Date: June 2, 1993

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URBIS LEONIN

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URBIS LEONIN

Sale Date: May 28, 1993

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THE MADONNA DEL GRANDUCA

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THE MADONNA DEL GRANDUCA

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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THE MADONNA WITH THE INFANTS CHRIST AND SAINT...

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THE MADONNA WITH THE INFANTS CHRIST AND SAINT...

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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THE SISTINE MADONNA

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THE SISTINE MADONNA

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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THE MADONNA DEL GRANDUCA

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THE MADONNA DEL GRANDUCA

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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Madonna della Sedia

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Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE...

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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE...

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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HOLY FAMILY

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HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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SCENE DALLA SALA DI PSICHE, FARNESINA

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SCENE DALLA SALA DI PSICHE, FARNESINA

Sale Date: April 27, 1993

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LOGGE DEL VATICANO

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LOGGE DEL VATICANO

Sale Date: April 26, 1993

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ELYMAS AND ST. PAUL BEFORE PRO-CONSUL SERFIUS

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ELYMAS AND ST. PAUL BEFORE PRO-CONSUL SERFIUS

Sale Date: April 23, 1993

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AN APPRENTICE READING OVER THE SHOULDER OF A...

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AN APPRENTICE READING OVER THE SHOULDER OF A...

Sale Date: April 20, 1993

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THE MADONNA OF THE GOLDFINCH

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THE MADONNA OF THE GOLDFINCH

Sale Date: April 20, 1993

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LA BATTAGLIA VITTORIOSA DI CONSTANTINO IL GRANDE

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LA BATTAGLIA VITTORIOSA DI CONSTANTINO IL GRANDE

Sale Date: April 6, 1993

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URBIS LEONIN

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URBIS LEONIN

Sale Date: April 4, 1993

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MADONNA DELLA SEDIA THE MADONNA AND CHILD ...

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MADONNA DELLA SEDIA THE MADONNA AND CHILD ...

Sale Date: April 1, 1993

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LA VIERGE AVEC L'ENFANT JESUS ET ST. JEAN BAPTISTE

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LA VIERGE AVEC L'ENFANT JESUS ET ST. JEAN BAPTISTE

Sale Date: March 31, 1993

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MARIA UND ANNA MIT DEM JESUS- UND..., 1900

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MARIA UND ANNA MIT DEM JESUS- UND..., 1900

Sale Date: March 25, 1993

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ETUDE DE SIBILE

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ETUDE DE SIBILE

Sale Date: March 22, 1993

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Madonna della Sedia

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Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: March 16, 1993

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THE VISION OF EZEKIEL

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THE VISION OF EZEKIEL

Sale Date: March 16, 1993

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