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Delphi Masters of Art #13
Delphi Complete Works of Raphael (Illustrated)
Celebrated for his clarity of form, ease of composition and the sublime beauty of his ‘Madonnas’, Raphael is the epitome of the High Renaissance genius. In spite of his untimely death, he left behind a large body of work that would have a monumental influence on the course of art in the ensuing centuries. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Raphael’s complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Raphael — over 120 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Raphael’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings * Easily locate the paintings you want to view * Includes Raphael's drawings and cartoons - spend hours exploring the artist’s works * Features three bonus biographies, including Vasari’s original text - discover Raphael's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books The Highlights RESURRECTION OF CHRIST ST. SEBASTIAN THE MOND CRUCIFIXION THE MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN AN ALLEGORY (VISION OF A KNIGHT) MADONNA DEL GRANDUCA MADONNA OF THE GOLDFINCH MADONNA OF THE MEADOW PORTRAIT OF AGNOLO DONI THE CANIGIANI HOLY FAMILY THE DEPOSITION SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS THE ALBA MADONNA THE PARNASSUS PORTRAIT OF POPE JULIUS II THE TRIUMPH OF GALATEA SISTINE MADONNA MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA PORTRAIT OF BALTHASAR CASTIGLIONE LA DONNA VELATA THE RAPHAEL CARTOONS THE TRANSFIGURATION The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS The Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Biographies LIFE OF RAFFAELLO DA URBINO by Giorgio Vasari RAPHAEL “THE PERFECT ARTIST, THE PERFECT MAN” by Jennie Ellis Keysor RAPHAEL by Estelle M. Hurll Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
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First published April 20, 2015
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July 23, 2019
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520) é considerado, junto com Leonardo da Vinci e Michelangelo, um dos maiores pintores do renascimento.
Raffaello Sanzio nasceu em Urbino, recebeu do pai as primeiras lições de pintura, e após a sua morte mudou-se para Perucia onde foi aprendiz de Pietro Perugino. Foi com Perugino que aprendeu a técnica affresco. Rapidamente superou o seu mestre, e com apenas dezanove anos concluiu o affresco para o retábulo Baronci, na capela de São Nicolau de Tolentino.
Em 1504 muda-se para Florença atraído pelos trabalhos de Leonardo da Vinci e Michelangelo. Influenciado por Leonardo, Raffaello pintou diversas Madonnas.
Madona do Prado (1506) - Kunsthistorisches Museum, Viena
La belle jardinière (Virgem com o Menino e São João Batista criança) (1507-1508) - Museu do Louvre, Paris
A pequena Madona Cowper (c. 1505) - National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.
Antes de mudar-se para Roma, Raffaello ainda pintou os affrescos da Biblioteca Piccolomini da Catedral de Sienna.
Em meados de 1508 os seus serviços são contratados pelo Papa Júlio II, e começa imediatamente a decorar algumas das salas do Vaticano que hoje são conhecidas por Salas de Rafael ou Stanza di Raffaello. Aconselho a quem visita Os museus do Vaticano que não deixe de ver A transfiguração de Cristo, 1518-1520, e a Galeria das Tapeçarias, na Pinacoteca, e que em vez de fazer o percurso curto, e ir directo para a Capela Sistina, faça o percurso completo e veja os affrescos, são absolutamente maravilhosos.
A transfiguração de Cristo, Pinacoteca, Museus do Vaticano
A Escola de Atenas, Stanza della Segnatura, Palácio Apostólico, Museus do Vaticano
Após a morte do Papa Júlio II, Raffaello continuou a pintar para o Papa Leão X, e em 1515 assumiu a decoração das galerias do Vaticano.
Raffaello Sanzio morreu em Roma, no dia 6 de abril de 1520. Foi sepultado no Panteão de Roma, e foi o único artista do Renascimento que conheceu, em vida, uma consagração tão intensa.
Como ponto negativo nesta edição saliento nem todas as fotografias serem em alta resolução.
Inclui uma biografia escrita por Vasari, com muitas informações interessantes. Fiquei a saber que Albrecht Dürer era admirador de Raffaello.
Para complementar a leitura, revi o filme Raffaello - o príncipe das artes, que passou há uns meses na RTP2, e ainda assisti a uns quantos vídeos no youtube:
RAPHAEL: The School of Athens
Raphael, Alba Madonna
Raphael, La belle jardinière
Raphael, Madonna of the Goldfinch
Raphael, Portrait of Pope Julius II
Raphael, Galatea
Raffaello Sanzio nasceu em Urbino, recebeu do pai as primeiras lições de pintura, e após a sua morte mudou-se para Perucia onde foi aprendiz de Pietro Perugino. Foi com Perugino que aprendeu a técnica affresco. Rapidamente superou o seu mestre, e com apenas dezanove anos concluiu o affresco para o retábulo Baronci, na capela de São Nicolau de Tolentino.
Em 1504 muda-se para Florença atraído pelos trabalhos de Leonardo da Vinci e Michelangelo. Influenciado por Leonardo, Raffaello pintou diversas Madonnas.
Madona do Prado (1506) - Kunsthistorisches Museum, Viena
La belle jardinière (Virgem com o Menino e São João Batista criança) (1507-1508) - Museu do Louvre, Paris
A pequena Madona Cowper (c. 1505) - National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.
Antes de mudar-se para Roma, Raffaello ainda pintou os affrescos da Biblioteca Piccolomini da Catedral de Sienna.
Em meados de 1508 os seus serviços são contratados pelo Papa Júlio II, e começa imediatamente a decorar algumas das salas do Vaticano que hoje são conhecidas por Salas de Rafael ou Stanza di Raffaello. Aconselho a quem visita Os museus do Vaticano que não deixe de ver A transfiguração de Cristo, 1518-1520, e a Galeria das Tapeçarias, na Pinacoteca, e que em vez de fazer o percurso curto, e ir directo para a Capela Sistina, faça o percurso completo e veja os affrescos, são absolutamente maravilhosos.
A transfiguração de Cristo, Pinacoteca, Museus do Vaticano
A Escola de Atenas, Stanza della Segnatura, Palácio Apostólico, Museus do Vaticano
Após a morte do Papa Júlio II, Raffaello continuou a pintar para o Papa Leão X, e em 1515 assumiu a decoração das galerias do Vaticano.
Raffaello Sanzio morreu em Roma, no dia 6 de abril de 1520. Foi sepultado no Panteão de Roma, e foi o único artista do Renascimento que conheceu, em vida, uma consagração tão intensa.
Como ponto negativo nesta edição saliento nem todas as fotografias serem em alta resolução.
Inclui uma biografia escrita por Vasari, com muitas informações interessantes. Fiquei a saber que Albrecht Dürer era admirador de Raffaello.
Para complementar a leitura, revi o filme Raffaello - o príncipe das artes, que passou há uns meses na RTP2, e ainda assisti a uns quantos vídeos no youtube:
RAPHAEL: The School of Athens
Raphael, Alba Madonna
Raphael, La belle jardinière
Raphael, Madonna of the Goldfinch
Raphael, Portrait of Pope Julius II
Raphael, Galatea
July 4, 2020
I was interested in Raphael's painting especially after viewing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artists and wanting to see Raphael's work. I enjoy his Madonna collection the best. He is indeed a master of art!
"Together they developed the philosophy of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which was founded with John Everett Millais. The group's intention was to reform English art by rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists that succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo and the formal training regime introduced by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Their approach was to return to the abundant detail, intense colours, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art. "
"The painting was a wedding gift from Raphael to his friend Lorenzo Nasi. On November 17 1548, Nasi’s house was destroyed by an earthquake and the painting broke into seventeen pieces. It was immediately taken away to be repaired and was hastily put back together, though the seams remain quite visible. In 2002, George Bonsanti of the Precious Stones organisation gave the task of restoration to Patrizia Riitano. During the six year process that followed, her team worked to remove the years of grime that had degraded the painting’s colour, working to repair the damage done by the earthquake long ago. Before beginning the project, they studied the work as closely as possible, utilising resources such as X-rays, CAT scans, reflective infra-red photography and even lasers. Riitano closely studied the previous ‘quick fix’ layers that had been applied and removed them until the original layers by Raphael were reached. The restoration was completed in 2008 and the painting was put on display in the Uffizi. "
"Until 1970 it was commonly believed that the London version was a studio copy of the original, but in 1969 Konrad Oberhuber of the National Gallery of Art in Washington asked the National Gallery to take X-ray photographs of their version. These revealed that the background of the painting behind the chair had been entirely repainted, concealing an inventory number from the Borghese collection and the green textile hanging now visible after the overpaint was removed in 1970. Small paint samples separated during this cleaning showed that there had been an even earlier hanging with a coloured pattern. The National Gallery’s Cecil Gould published the results of the research in 1970, asserting that Raphael’s original had been rediscovered and the attribution is now generally accepted. "
My favorites -
The Marriage of the Virgin
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
The School of Athens
La Donna Velata
Sistine Madonna
"Together they developed the philosophy of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which was founded with John Everett Millais. The group's intention was to reform English art by rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists that succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo and the formal training regime introduced by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Their approach was to return to the abundant detail, intense colours, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art. "
"The painting was a wedding gift from Raphael to his friend Lorenzo Nasi. On November 17 1548, Nasi’s house was destroyed by an earthquake and the painting broke into seventeen pieces. It was immediately taken away to be repaired and was hastily put back together, though the seams remain quite visible. In 2002, George Bonsanti of the Precious Stones organisation gave the task of restoration to Patrizia Riitano. During the six year process that followed, her team worked to remove the years of grime that had degraded the painting’s colour, working to repair the damage done by the earthquake long ago. Before beginning the project, they studied the work as closely as possible, utilising resources such as X-rays, CAT scans, reflective infra-red photography and even lasers. Riitano closely studied the previous ‘quick fix’ layers that had been applied and removed them until the original layers by Raphael were reached. The restoration was completed in 2008 and the painting was put on display in the Uffizi. "
"Until 1970 it was commonly believed that the London version was a studio copy of the original, but in 1969 Konrad Oberhuber of the National Gallery of Art in Washington asked the National Gallery to take X-ray photographs of their version. These revealed that the background of the painting behind the chair had been entirely repainted, concealing an inventory number from the Borghese collection and the green textile hanging now visible after the overpaint was removed in 1970. Small paint samples separated during this cleaning showed that there had been an even earlier hanging with a coloured pattern. The National Gallery’s Cecil Gould published the results of the research in 1970, asserting that Raphael’s original had been rediscovered and the attribution is now generally accepted. "
My favorites -
The Marriage of the Virgin
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
The School of Athens
La Donna Velata
Sistine Madonna
November 2, 2023
Ne mogu ljudi koji ne osećaju umetnost i ne znaju ništa o umetnosti da sude o umetnosti. Neverovatni pad u vulgarnost i konzumacija šunda, kiča i mediokritetskih "dela" obeležavaju vreme početka XXI veka. Ogromna produkcija bezvrednih " dela " spada u psihopatologiju današnjeg vremena. Publika je disciplinovana nagradama i očekuje se da ljudi treba da trče i kupe i čitaju nagrađene knjige ili da treba da otrče u neku gleriju gde neki mediokritet izlaže svoja dekorativna " dela". Da li je moguća pobuna? Da u smislu usamljenog darovitog pojedinca i mogućnosti stvaranja nove i obnovljene klase aristokrata duha.
April 9, 2020
"A Mortal God"
March 26, 2021
This book is a wonderful overview of the works of Raphael as well as the man himself. I feel fortunate to have seen a few of these paintings firsthand.
July 2, 2021
Superb and marvelous work of art. Masterpiece.
February 27, 2016
Another great Art e-book from .d
I would rate this a five star for the media alone, my one complaint was with the navigation, to a small degree. Having this great Artists works available in one place is fantastic.
I would rate this a five star for the media alone, my one complaint was with the navigation, to a small degree. Having this great Artists works available in one place is fantastic.
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