Raphael. The Life and Work of a Genius.
| N° d'inventaire | 23110 |
| Format | 28 x 34 |
| Détails | 239 p., hardcover with dust jacket. |
| Publication | Milan, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788832912463 |
Five hundred years after his death, Raphael is still considered one of the greatest masters of painting. A life, a body of work, an unparalleled genius that this magnificent work aims to recount. A painter with precocious talent, Raphael was recognized very young as a genius artist who knew how to exploit his career brilliantly from the age of 17 by becoming the owner of his own studio and surrounding himself with excellent collaborators. Already at 20, he was entrusted with the decoration of the rooms of the Vatican Palace, known today as "Raphael's Rooms," and later the construction site of St. Peter's Basilica. His encounter with Perugino, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo would be decisive for this child prodigy. A painter described by some as a "mortal god," already mythical during his lifetime, and who died prematurely at the age of 37, whose masterful work, resolutely modern for his time, would inspire Western painting for centuries. A must-read to discover the life and fascinating work of one of the greatest masters in the history of art.
Five hundred years after his death, Raphael is still considered one of the greatest masters of painting. A life, a body of work, an unparalleled genius that this magnificent work aims to recount. A painter with precocious talent, Raphael was recognized very young as a genius artist who knew how to exploit his career brilliantly from the age of 17 by becoming the owner of his own studio and surrounding himself with excellent collaborators. Already at 20, he was entrusted with the decoration of the rooms of the Vatican Palace, known today as "Raphael's Rooms," and later the construction site of St. Peter's Basilica. His encounter with Perugino, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo would be decisive for this child prodigy. A painter described by some as a "mortal god," already mythical during his lifetime, and who died prematurely at the age of 37, whose masterful work, resolutely modern for his time, would inspire Western painting for centuries. A must-read to discover the life and fascinating work of one of the greatest masters in the history of art.