THE IRISH CATHOLIC
By Peter Costello
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| "Madonna della seggiola" by Raphael (1513–1514); Oil on panel; 28 in × 28 in; Location: Palazzo Pitti, Florence |
Raphael’s World by Michael Collins (Messenger Publications, €19.95 / £17.95) The Renaissance painter Raphael (1483-1520) is an artist whose work is widely familiar to many people without them being aware of it. His images affect their imagination because of their content, not because of whom they are by. Hailed by his contemporaries as “the divine painter,” Raphael Sanzio of Urbino (1483-1520) was one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. A contemporary of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael was sought out by popes, kings and aristocrats to decorate their residences. Michael Collins’ new biography, Raphael’s World, portrays the era in which the divine painter lived. [
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| Raphael was sought out by popes, kings and aristocrats to decorate their residences and the book introduces the reader to a fascinating panoply of his patrons. |
