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)
THE MADONNA DELL'IMPANNATA

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELL'IMPANNATA

Sale Date: May 22, 1992

Auction Closed

THE HOLY FAMILY

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: May 22, 1992

Auction Closed

THE TRANSFIGURATION

After Raphael

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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MADONNAN MED BARNET

After Raphael

MADONNAN MED BARNET

Sale Date: May 19, 1992

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MADONNA DELLA SEDEA

After Raphael

MADONNA DELLA SEDEA

Sale Date: May 12, 1992

Auction Closed

ANNE, MARY, JOHN AND JESUS

After Raphael

ANNE, MARY, JOHN AND JESUS

Sale Date: May 3, 1992

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MOSES RECEIVING THE TABLETS OF THE LAW

Follower of Raphael

MOSES RECEIVING THE TABLETS OF THE LAW

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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Madonna and Child

After Raphael

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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The Resurrection

Follower of Raphael

The Resurrection

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

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A CANEPHOROS

After Raphael

A CANEPHOROS

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, BUST LENGTH

After Raphael

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, BUST LENGTH

Sale Date: April 2, 1992

Auction Closed

PILASTER DESIGN FOR THE VATICAN

After Raphael

PILASTER DESIGN FOR THE VATICAN

Sale Date: March 27, 1992

Auction Closed

THE HOLY FAMILY

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: March 25, 1992

Auction Closed

LA VIERGE A LA CHAISE

After Raphael

LA VIERGE A LA CHAISE

Sale Date: March 20, 1992

Auction Closed

Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: March 18, 1992

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Madonna della Seggiola

After Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola

Sale Date: March 18, 1992

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THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA, IN A TONDO

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA SEDIA, IN A TONDO

Sale Date: March 7, 1992

Auction Closed

L'ECOLE D'ATHENES

After Raphael

L'ECOLE D'ATHENES

Sale Date: February 28, 1992

Auction Closed

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

After Raphael

THE MADONNA AND CHILD

Sale Date: February 28, 1992

Auction Closed

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH AND THE...

After Raphael

THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT ELIZABETH AND THE...

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

Auction Closed

THE MADONNA DELLA CARDELLINO

After Raphael

THE MADONNA DELLA CARDELLINO

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

Auction Closed

MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN

After Raphael

MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

Auction Closed

Madonna della Sedia

After Raphael

Madonna della Sedia

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

Auction Closed

POPE LEO X WITH CARDINALS GIULIO DE' MEDICI AND...

After Raphael

POPE LEO X WITH CARDINALS GIULIO DE' MEDICI AND...

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

Auction Closed

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