As one of the most lauded and recognizable painters of the High Renaissance, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (better known as simply Raphael) is credited with laying much of the groundwork for the centuries of artistic inspiration and innovation that followed in his wake. Works like his School of Athens in the Vatican or Portrait of Pope Julius II have been studied by millions of art lovers the world over, and his influence, perhaps unsurprisingly, is still evident in the work of today’s artists. These 10 pieces, excerpted from Phaidon’shistorical monograph Raphaeland Artspace’s own inventory, show that the Old Master’s style and subject matter aren’t so different from his more modern followers.
HANGING WITH FRIENDS
Self-Portrait With a Friend, c.1518–19 by Raphael
Ma Griffe, 2012 by Meghan Boody
VERY IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Portrait of a Cardinal, c.1510 by Raphael
Mrs. Claus, 1990 by Cindy Sherman
MADONNA FT. SPECIAL GUEST
The Virgin and Child (“The Bridgewater Madonna” ), c.1507 by Raphael
Melinda with Child, Lombardi, Italy, 2004 by Steven Lyon
GRACES, THREE OF 'EM
The Three Graces, c.1504 by Raphael
The Three Graces, 2007 by Philip Pearlstein
SERIOUS PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
Guidobaldo Da Montefeltro, c.1504 by Raphael
