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Saint John the Baptist Preaching (Raphael) [Wikidata] National Gallery, London, United Kingdom: Oil on panel 26,2 x 52 c. 1505 Small Cowper Madonna: National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States: Oil on panel 59,5 x 44 c. 1505: Terranuova Madonna: Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany: Oil on panel Diameter 88,5 1505–1506: Christ Blessing
The upper register of the painting includes, from left to right, James, Peter and John, [29] traditionally read as symbols of faith, hope and love; hence the symbolic colours of blue-yellow, green and red for their robes. [3] In the lower register, Raphael depicts the Apostles attempting to free the possessed boy of his demonic possession. They ...
Accordingly, three classical cardinal virtues (Fortitude, Prudence and Temperance) are attended by five putti, three of whom depict the theological virtues of Charity, Hope, and Faith. [4] On the left, Raphael painted Fortitude. Armor-clad, she caresses a lion with her left hand while grasping a sapling of black oak with her right. [5]
And in truth, whoever considers the diligence, love, art and grace shown by this picture, has great reason to marvel, for it amazes all who behold it, what with the air of the figures, the beauty of the draperies, and in short, the supreme excellence that it reveals in every part.
Portrait of a Cardinal, or simply The Cardinal, is an oil on panel painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, dated to c. 1510–1511. It is held by the Prado Museum in Madrid. Raphael had arrived in Rome in 1508, and quickly found great success during the papacy of Pope Julius II.
The Resurrection of Christ (1499–1502), also called The Kinnaird Resurrection (after a former owner of the painting, Lord Kinnaird), is an oil painting on wood by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael. The work is one of the earliest known paintings by the artist, executed between 1499 and 1502.
The floating Christ inevitably recalled the composition of depictions of his Resurrection and Ascension, an association which Raphael and later artists were happy to exploit for effect. [9] Raphael's last painting, "Transfiguration of Jesus", is a masterpiece that reflects his mastery of Renaissance painting techniques.
The other religious symbol seen is the faint halos that disappeared as artists entered the High Renaissance. The book that the Madonna is holding is believed to contain the foretelling of Christ's death. [4] The way Raphael composed the painting creates a sense of intimacy between Mary and Christ, with John the Baptist as witness.