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Top 10 Best "Raphael" Books



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Great Artists, Vol 1. - Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer

Jennie Ellis Keysor

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The Loggia of Raphael

Nicole Dacos

Raphael

The Loggia of Raphael

The loggia, or colonnaded porch, on the second story of the Apostolic Palace is one of the Vatican's most remarkable art treasures; its decoration, designed by Raphael (1483--1520) and executed by his workshop in 1517--19, epitomizes the spirit of the Italian Renaissance in its synthesis of Christian and classical themes. The thirteen square vaults of Raphael's loggia each contain four frescoes of scenes from the Bible, from the Creation to the Last Supper. Meanwhile, the plasterwork of the other architectural elements is decorated with "grotesques" -- fanciful arabesques enlivened with a wide variety of human and animal figures--modeled after ancient Roman wall paintings.



This groundbreaking study of Raphael's loggia, the first to be published in English, has four parts. The first and second concern the grotesques and the scenes from the Bible, respectively, while the third examines the lives and artistic styles of the members of Raphael's workshop who worked with him on the loggia. The fourth part traces the loggia's enduring influence: the grotesqu...

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 #9

Raphael

D. B. Reynolds

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#8

Angel On Board - Guardian Angel 101 eBook

EJ Thornton

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#7

Jabril

D. B. Reynolds

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#6

Angel On Board

E. J. Thornton

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Raphael

Hugo Chapman
Tom Henry
Carol Plazzotta
Arnold Nesselrath
Dr. Nicholas Penny

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#4

Raphael (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)

Mike Venezia

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#3

The Complete Paintings of Raphael (Classics of World Art)

Pier Luigi de Vecchi
Richard Cocke

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#2

Raphael

Christof Thoenes

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Raphael

Traces the life and career of the great Renaissance artist, provides a thorough historical background, and discusses the nature of Raphael's genius.

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Raphael

Roger Jones
Dr. Nicholas Penny

Raphael
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Raphael

Bette Talvacchia

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