Tag: Raphael
A master visual catechist: Raphael and the Italian High Renaissance
When Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (or Sanzio), known to his friends and the world as Raphael, completed his masterpiece tondo titled "The Alba Madonna"...
500 years of artistic elegance: Read the life story of the...
This year marks the 500th anniversary of artist Raphael's death. This painter would glean the best qualities of his contemporaries, Leonardo and Michelangelo, to...
Raphael’s tapestries briefly return to Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY — An artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael was on display for one week in the Sistine Chapel to help...