Raphael

Saint Cecilia (1516), the patroness of musicians, looks up to the sky and listens to the singing of angels in a state of ecstasy. Her hands are down. Organ tubes fall out of the base. On the ground are broken tools. Around the main character are saints. They do not see what Saint Cecilia sees. Only she had the opportunity to hear heavenly music. The most interesting thing is that the real Cecilia, who lived in ...

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The Sistine Madonna (1513) is Raphael's most famous work. She inspired writers and poets of the 19th century. “Beauty will save the world” Fyodor Dostoevsky said about her. And the phrase "Genius of pure beauty" belongs to Vasily Zhukovsky. It was borrowed by Alexander Pushkin. To dedicate to the earthly woman Anna Kern. Many people like the picture. What is so special about her? Why those who saw...

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In the last years of his life, Raphael painted a portrait of a woman (1519). She clearly played an important role in the life of the master. On the forearm - a bracelet with the inscription "Raphael of Urbinsky". Like a ringed bird. There is no doubt to whom she belongs in body and soul. As it turned out, her relationship with Rafael was not limited to a love affair. During the cleaning of the painting in 1999, it was ...

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Raphael lived in an era when full-face portraits had just appeared in Italy. Some 20-30 years before that, the inhabitants of Florence or Rome were depicted strictly in profile. Or the customer was depicted kneeling before the saint. This type of portrait was called a donor portrait. Even earlier, the portrait as a genre did not exist at all.

"Beauty will save the world." F. Dostoevsky Raphael (1483-1520) was a kind-hearted and modest man. He never recognized. He willingly made sketches of drawings for other artists. He was able to find a common language with each customer. Everyone loved him. Nobody envied him. They just admired him. His students and other artists followed him in droves. When Raphael walked...

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The next generation of artists after Raphael (1483-1520) found themselves in a desperate situation. Art connoisseurs unanimously argued that it was no longer possible to surpass Raphael in skill. Nowhere is perfect. It remained only to admire, copy and imitate. The indisputability of his skill is recognized even today. So what does it express? This can be easily appreciated with the help of Raphael's painting "Madonna ...

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