Raphael

by Raphael

A very good copy with lightly sunned spine. No dust jacket. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 256 pp. Illus. with color & b/w reproductions, photos and plates.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1983

About the author

Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520) was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.

Raphael was enormously productive and, despite his early death at thirty-seven, a large body of his work remains, especially in the Vatican. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, but after his death the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when his more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models.

His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (from 1504-1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates.

Reviews

[Ray LaManna · Rating 5 out of 5]

As part of my ongoing study of Raphael on the 500th anniversary of his death, I read this excellent study by Roger Jones. Great interpretations and some beautiful illustrations. It was a great book to read during the lockdown!

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9.4 (85人评价) [奥]威廉·E·苏伊达 / 北寺 / 后浪丨湖南美术出版社 / 2018
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[Tony Gualtieri · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent summation of the work and what little is know of the life of the elusive Raphael.

[Melika · Rating 3 out of 5]

-دلیل اینکه زود تموم شد این بود که نسخه فارسیش تو گودریدز پیدا نمی‌شد، و نسخه فارسیش فقط سی صفحه بود.