Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)

Raphael Sanzio, or Raphael Santo, famous painter, sculptor and architect of the Roman school of arts, was born at Urbino and died at Rome (1483-1520). Raphael was the pupil of Perugin, and was later called to Rome by Bramante, to join the decorating of the pontifical quarters, where he was appointed to paint the Stanza della Segnatura (The Room of the Signature).

Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, Raphael personifies the genius of the Renaissance. He had, at the courts of popes Julius II and Leon X, an exceptional situation - as he lived the life of a prince, and worked like a titan.

Raphael's genius made balance of a wide range of aptitudes: perfect drawing, dynamism and precision of movement, harmony, a sovereign wielding of lines, a mastery of colours of infinite delicateness. He is impossible to imitate in the art of Madonnas, who under his brush gained brilliant youth, freshness, and chaste maternity.

Having died while still young, Raphael left behind a legacy of masterpieces: "The Sistine Madonna", "The Garden of Eden", "St. Michael Fighting the Devil", "The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament", "The School of Athens", "Parnassus", frescoes of The Chambers and Loggias of the Vatican Palace.

Raphael Sanzio "The School of Athens" (1509ñ1510) The Apostolic Palace, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "The Transfiguration" (1516-1520) Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "Crucifixion" (1502-1503) National Gallery, London	Raphael Sanzio "The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament" (1509-1510) The Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Raphael Sanzio "The Madonna of the Goldfinch" (1505-1506) Uffizi, Florence	Raphael Sanzio "St Michael and the Satan" (1518) The Louvre, Paris	Raphael Sanzio "Study for Adam" (1509) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Raphael Sanzio "The Holy Family" (1518) The Louvre, Paris
Raphael Sanzio "Sistine Madonna" (1513-1514) Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden	Raphael Sanzio "Woman with a Veil" (1516) Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence	Raphael Sanzio "Psyche Offering Venus the Water of Styx" (1517) The Louvre, Paris	Raphael Sanzio "Nude Study" (1515) Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
Raphael Sanzio "The Alba Madonna" (1511) National Gallery of Art, Washington	Raphael Sanzio "The Annunciation" (1502-1503) Pinacoteca, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "Fighting Men" (1510-1511) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford	Raphael Sanzio "The Three Graces" (1504-1505) Conde Museum, Chantilly
Raphael Sanzio "St Michael and the Dragon" (1505) The Louvre, Paris	Raphael Sanzio "St George Fighting the Dragon" (1505) The Louvre, Paris	Raphael Sanzio "Philosophy" (1509-1511) Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "Lady with a Unicorn" (1505) Galleria Borghese, Rome
Raphael Sanzio "Heads and hands of the Apostles" (1514) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford	Raphael Sanzio "Kneeling Nude Woman" (1518) National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh	Raphael Sanzio "Poetry" (1509-1511) Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "The School of Athens - detail" (1509ñ1510) The Apostolic Palace, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican
Raphael Sanzio "The Triumph of Galatea" (1512) Villa Farnesina, Rome	Raphael Sanzio "Madonna with the Blue Diadem" (1510-1511) The Louvre, Paris	Raphael Sanzio "Holy Family below the Oak" (1518) The Louvre, Paris	Raphael Sanzio "Adam and Eve" (1509-1511) Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
Raphael Sanzio "Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints" (1504-1505) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	Raphael Sanzio "The Fire in the Borgo" (1514) Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, The Apostolic Palace, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "The Vision of Ezekiel" (1518) Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence	Raphael Sanzio "St Cecilia" (1514) Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna
Raphael Sanzio "The Granduca Madonna" (1504) Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence	Raphael Sanzio "Madonna and Child" (1504-1505) National Gallery of Art, Washington	Raphael Sanzio "The Liberation of St Peter" (1512) Stanza di Eliodoro, The Apostolic Palace, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "Stanza della Segnatura Ceiling" (1509-1511) Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
Raphael Sanzio "St George and the Dragon" (1505-1506) National Gallery of Art, Washington	Raphael Sanzio "The Battle at Pons Milvius" (1520-1524) Stanza di Constantino, The Apostolic Palace, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "The Meeting of Leo The Great and Attila" (1514) The Apostolic Palace, Vatican	Raphael Sanzio "The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist" (1507) The Louvre, Paris