RaphaelUrbino 1483 - Rome 1520
Articles
Learn how a common pose in art carries specific meaning, regardless of subject matter
Over-the-Shoulder Poses
We have seen elsewhere how artists use the arrows of St. Sebastian, the saint's identifying attribute, as symbols for their own paintbrushes.
Raphael’s Galatea (1512)
New revelations, as always, about one of the world's most famous portraits
Raphael’s La Donna Velata (c.1516)
Beware of biographical stories trying to explain a great portrait; they are rarely, if ever, true.
Raphael’s La Fornarina (1518-20)
How even the young Raphael depicted the divinity of the artist's mind
Raphael’s Saint Sebastian (c.1502-3)
Sometimes the most difficult features to see in art are the most obvious
Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, Part 1 (1512)
EPPH Blog Posts on Raphael
Galleries
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