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Overview
More versatile and less idiosyncratic than Michelangelo, more prolific and accessible than his mentor Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, though he died at only thirty-seven, is considered the single most influential artist of the Renaissance.
Here, art historian Paul Joannides explores the different social and regional contexts of Raphael’s work and discusses all aspects of his artistic output. He traces Raphael’s career from his origins in Urbino, through his altarpieces made in Umbria in the shadow of Perugino, to the first flowering of his genius in Florence where he painted a series of iconic Madonnas that are among the most beloved images in Western art. Raphael’s employment by the dynamic and demanding Pope Julius II gave him opportunities without parallel and encouraged the full expansion of his genius. As a sophisticate entrepreneur, he dominated Rome’s artistic life and extended the range of his activities to that of architect, designer, pioneer archaeologist and theoretician.
The foundation of Raphael’s versatility and range was his supreme clarity of mind as a draughtsman. Knowledge of his drawings, on which Joannides is a leading expert, is central to understanding of his achievement, and they are thoroughly explored here.
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Book Details
Format: Paperback
Size: 21.0 x 15.0 cm
Extent: 320 pp
Illustrations: 232
Publication date: 28 April 2022
ISBN: 9780500204849
About the Author
Paul Joannides is Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Cambridge and is a specialist in the painting, sculpture, drawing and architecture of the Italian Renaissance. His publications include The Drawings of Raphael, Masaccio and Masolino, Titian to 1518: The Assumption of Genius, with Tom Henry, Late Raphael and with Rick Scorza, The Life of Raphael, the latter two books both published by Thames & Hudson.
