Raphael

A new monograph charting the entire career of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483–1520). Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483–1520), was a pre-eminent artist of the Renaissance, whose work influenced the course of the history of art Includes all Raphael's most celebrated paintings, such as the Vatican stanze (1509–14), the Sistine Madonna (1513–14), together with many of his lesser known works, including his drawings and sketches 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 The perfect introduction to Raphael for general readers and the author presents new research, which will prove fascinating reading for subject specialists.