"Raphael was a very amorous man who was fond of women," Vasari wrote. Raphael, Self portrait (1506-1508). Firenze, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Galleria delle Statue e delle Pitture. Gabinetto fotografico ...

For only the third time this century, an original painting by renowned Renaissance great Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520) is coming to auction. The diminutive oil-on-panel Saint Mary Magdalene, painted ...

Raphael's famed Uffizi self-portrait and the new facial reconstruction Public domain / Tor Vergata University of Rome Five hundred years after Raphael’s passing, the Italian artist continues to make ...

Monday, April 6 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, the Renaissance painter responsible for "The School of Athens" and "The Transfiguration." While the Vatican Museums was due to ...

A 500-year-old Raphael painting is partially the work of another artist, according to a new study. A team led by scientists from England’s University of Bradford used artificial intelligence to ...

He's one of the art history's greatest figures, but until now, Italian Renaissance genius Raphael has not been the subject of a comprehensive, international loan exhibition in the United States. The ...

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael, is one of the greatest artists of all time and was part of the Holy Trinity of the High Renaissance alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Raphael was ...

Installation view of Raphael’s tapestries at the Sistine Chapel (photo by Claudia Viggiani, used with permission) VATICAN CITY — On the day after Christmas in 1519, during the feast of St Stephen, ...

LONDON -- One of the greatest drawings by Renaissance master Raphael still in private hands sold for 29.7 million pounds ($47.9 million) on Wednesday, an auction record for the artist in sterling ...