To “rehabilitate” an artist who has been a favorite of plain people for four centuries is not so silly as it may sound. That is what the Oxford University Press has undertaken to do for Raphael. Its ...

When it comes to the Renaissance greats, Raphael surely needs no introduction. His huge impact on the course of Western art is well-known thanks to his membership, alongside Leonardo and Michelangelo, ...

Monday, April 6 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, the Renaissance painter responsible for "The School of Athens" and "The Transfiguration." While the Vatican Museums was due to ...

Raphael's famed Uffizi self-portrait and the new facial reconstruction Public domain / Tor Vergata University of Rome Five hundred years after Raphael’s passing, the Italian artist continues to make ...

Saint Cecilia is one of Rome’s most popular martyr saints, known for her ecstatic visions, communicating with God by singing, and convincing her husband to take a vow of chastity immediately after ...

The Hall of Constantine's Vision of the Cross depicts the emperor ahead of his battle with Maxentius. Vatican City State, Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage Following extensive restorations, ...

Peer to Michelangelo and Leonardo, Raphael produced many masterpieces before dying at age 37. His influence has only grown in the 500 years since his untimely death. Also known as The Madonna and ...

The Italians use the term Virtu with reference to intellectual as well as moral excellence. What are called the virtues of Raphael are the four celebrated medallions painted in Fresco, in the corners ...

See the dude in the top left corner of the top of the painting above (Raphael's famous Madonna della Rosa)? That's St. Joseph lurking over the Madonna, the Child, and St. John. And yes, he does seem ...

Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence, the rooms were painted ...