Raphael

Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483-1520), was a pre-eminent artist of the Renaissance, whose work has influenced the course of art history. This exquisitely illustrated monograph charts Raphael's entire career in remarkable depth, from his artistic beginnings in Urbino and The Marches, the early altarpieces and periods of study in Florence, to his unprecedented success in Rome at the courts of Popes Julius II and Leo X. It includes all Raphael's most celebrated paintings, such as the frescoes of the Vatican stanze (1509-14) and the Sistine Madonna (1513-14), together with many of his lesser-known works, drawings, and sketches. Addenda. Illus., 153 in color/25 b&w. 240p.