Madonna in the Meadow (1505/1506), de RaphaelKunsthistorisches Museum Wien
'In 1504 the young Raphael came from Perugia to Florence, where Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo dominated artistic life.'
Madonna of the Goldfinch (1505 - 1506), de Raffaello SanzioUffizi Gallery
'Giorgio Vasari writes that Raphael painted this panel for his friend Lorenzo Nasi, a florentine merchant, on the occasion of his marriage to Sandra Canigiani.'
'His classicism exhibited calmness and grace as well as an interest in selective emphasis of details; here he subtly focused on the woman's chin and left leg.'
Portrait of the Young Cardinal Ippolito I d'Este (1503–1505), de RaphaelMuseum of Fine Arts, Budapest
'In a note dating from 1530 the Venetian patrician and art lover Marcantonio Michiel mentions a portrait painted by Raphael of the poet and humanist Pietro Bembo, which he saw in Bembo's house in Padua.'
The Alba Madonna (c. 1510), de RaphaelNational Gallery of Art, Washington DC
'After four years in Florence, Raphael moved to Rome in 1508, probably to execute more significant commissions under the papal reign of Julius II. The major work in America from Raphael's Roman period is The Alba Madonna.'
'In this preliminary study for his Disputafresco in the Vatican, Raphael Sanzio rendered several of the figures with extraordinary clarity and economy.'
Eight Seated Bishops (c. 1516), de Raphael, actually Raffaello SantiKunstpalast
'Realized between 1509 and 1517, the Vatican frescos are considered among Raffaello Santi's most important works.'
Saint Paul Rending His Garments (about 1515–1516), de Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)The J. Paul Getty Museum
'In 1515 Pope Leo X commissioned Raphael to make cartoons for a series of ten tapestries to decorate the lower walls of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.'
Christ in Glory (about 1519–1520), de Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)The J. Paul Getty Museum
'Below the billowing drapery, he quickly sketched Christ's legs, but he subtly modeled the torso above in a fluid, painterly fashion, achieving this effect with a brush and wash.'
Madonna of the Candelabra (ca. 1513 (Renaissance)), de RaphaelThe Walters Art Museum
'Raphael was famed for his graceful style. which combined the study of classical sculpture and nature.'
'Opinions differ as to the identity of the artist who made the original cartoons; they were probably the work of Tommaso Vincidor and Giovanni da Udine, using the sketches of their master Raphael.'
