#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, 1483 – 1520, known as Raphael
Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance pic.twitter.com/uKXI8hMWw3— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael forms the traditional trinity of great masters of the High Renaissance.Madonna in the Meadow pic.twitter.com/NOarV5rTR4
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael was enormously productive, running a large workshop and painting a large body of work despite his early death at 37.Bridgewater Madonna pic.twitter.com/5hviSRMtgT
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Many of Raphael’s works are found in the Vatican Palace.Granduca Madonna pic.twitter.com/QpE5bWkqZ8
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael’s work is admired for his “clarity of form” and “ease of composition.”Cowper Madonna (small) pic.twitter.com/4OuFokASUU
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael’s mother died when he was 8, and his father died when Raphael was 11.Impannata Madonna pic.twitter.com/Ga7Dk0NutG
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
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Raphael was considered a Master by age 17 (c 1500).Sedia Madonna pic.twitter.com/GOwsvaJt17
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Seggiola Madonna, also Sedia Madonna, also Madonna of the Chair pic.twitter.com/6TnuvhldGv
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael used almost all the available pigments in his palette.Madonna, framed pic.twitter.com/kzeD4KuysW
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael was extremely influential during his lifetime.Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints pic.twitter.com/QcTGY4HlVD
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael’s compositions are considered “more serene” than those of his rival, Michelangelo.Madonna and Child pic.twitter.com/m6P3cx39ec
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
After Raphael’s death, the influence of his rival Michelangelo was stronger and more widespread.Baldacchino Madonna pic.twitter.com/oTGhK4wY4J
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael used pigments such as madder lake, verdigris, and vermillion.Cardellino Madonna, also Madonna of the Goldfinch pic.twitter.com/TAEkyYQhVc
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael used pigments such as lead-tin yellow, ultramarine, and carmine.Belvedere Madonna, also Prato Madonna, also Madonna of the Meadow pic.twitter.com/9Lc1i9BWS3
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael sometimes painted his works on wood, such as Madonna of the Pinks. pic.twitter.com/SgYI79EkoI— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Raphael painted the Sistine Madonna on canvas. pic.twitter.com/BXUAQD1kpj— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Sistine Madonna, detail of cherub pic.twitter.com/H2tTK7Vjz9
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Connestabile Madonna, also Madonna with the Book pic.twitter.com/VwuRG430w9
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Tempi Madonna pic.twitter.com/LMMvcKvsOT
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
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Garvagh Madonna pic.twitter.com/RTiJ8JoYsq
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
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Alba Madonna pic.twitter.com/jPpUj9TMxJ
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
#ArtSaturday Raphael’s Madonnas
Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man pic.twitter.com/SmHHBdUW7E
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 3, 2018
