Solar System
Acrylic
48x48in
Price upon request
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino better known as Raphael, was a prestigious Italian painter and architect who lived and worked during the High Renaissance. Raphael’s work is celebrated for its clarity of form, fluid composition, and interpretation of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael is regarded as a member of the trinity of great Renaissance masters.
Despite his death at 37, Raphael produced a huge collection of works during his short life. Many of his works are today housed in the Vatican Palace, including his great frescos and his most famous painting, The School of Athens.
Raphael’s career is generally divided into three phases and three styles. His early years living in Umbria where he apprenticed in his father’s workshop, a period of about four years (1504–1508) spent in Florence and finally his last and triumphant twelve years in Rome, where the young artist was patronized by two Popes and their associates.
Sanzio art for sale
Discover our selection of Sanzio paintings for sale, Sanzio prints and more.
What is the most famous Raffaello Sanzio artwork?
Artworks inspired by Raffaello Sanzio
Explore our unique artists creating art in the Sanzio style
Can't find what you're looking for? Let’s get in touch:
Singulart Artists continuing Sanzio's style
Discover selections of artists following Raffaello Sanzio’s footsteps.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Born
- 1483 – 1520
- Mediums
- Painter
Raphael and the Villa Farnesina Frescoes / Villa Farnesina - Rome, Italy
Raphael: The Divine Renaissance / National Gallery of Art - Washington, United States
Raphael and His Circle / Musée du Luxembourg - Paris, France
Raphael and His Friends / Uffizi Gallery - Florence, Italy
Raphael / Scuderie del Quirinale - Rome, Italy
Raphael: Prince of Painters / National Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Raphael / the Louvre: The Great Masterworks - Paris, France
Raphael and His Age / Palazzo Grassi - Venice, Italy
Raphael: A Loan Exhibition / National Gallery of Art - Washington, United States
Raphael in the Vatican / Vatican Museums - Vatican City, Vatican City
Raphael Exhibition / Palazzo Venezia - Rome, Italy
Raphael Tercentenary Exhibition / Victoria and Albert Museum - London, United Kingdom
Exhibition of Italian Art / Burlington House - London, United Kingdom
Raphael Tapestry Cartoons / Hampton Court Palace - London, United Kingdom
The Vatican Rooms / Vatican Palace - Vatican City, Vatican City
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., United States
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Vatican City
Birth of Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino, Italy.
Begins artistic education under his father, Giovanni Santi, a painter in Urbino.
Moves to Perugia and joins the workshop of the painter Pietro Perugino.
Paints "The Marriage of the Virgin," his first major commission, for the church of San Francesco, Città di Castello.
Moves to Florence and becomes influenced by the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Begins work on the frescoes of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican Palace, commissioned by Pope Julius II.
Completion of the Stanza della Segnatura, showcasing "The School of Athens" and other significant works.
Appointed as architect of St. Peter's Basilica, though his involvement was primarily in design rather than execution.
Raphael's beloved mistress, Margherita Luti (known as "La Fornarina"), gives birth to their daughter.
Executes the painting "Madonna della Sedia" (Madonna of the Chair), one of his most famous works.
Begins the decoration of the Villa Farnesina in Rome, commissioned by Agostino Chigi.
Raphael's health declines due to fever, possibly malaria, and he dies on his birthday in Rome.
