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(1508) This painting depicts "Mary and Child." The body language and the energy of the child are noteworthy as Raphael was one for communicating emotions through his paintings.

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(1518-1520) This portrait is very important to historians, simply because there are several uncertainties about it. Who the man next to Raphael is, who was able to paint it, and if the man on the left is actually Raphael.

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(1511-1512) This portrait was done around the time the Pope had Raphael complete the 4 frescos in the Room of Segnatura. Raphael had a way of capturing emotion and beauty unlike many other portrait artists.

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(1502-1502) This painting is an oil painting that is one of the first works of Raphael.

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the four branches of human knowledge.

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The Cardinal and Theological Virtues - LAW

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The Cardinal and Theological Virtues - LAW

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(1511)The Cardinal and Theological Virtues is the third frescos of the four walls in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican. This particular fresco represents law. The three women shown in the painting represent fortitude, prudence and temperance. The cupids all around them represent charity, hope and faith.

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(1511) the Parnassus is the fourth and final painting in the room of human knowledge, and represents poetry. The central figure is the Greek god Apollo, known as the god of Poetry among other things. Around him are 9 muses, goddesses, 9 famous ancient poets and 9 contemporary poets.

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The two cherubs from the "Sistine Madonna," whose gaze reflects on the saints, the Virgin and the baby Jesus.

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(1507) This painting is also known as the "Pala Baglione" or "The Entombment"

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(1512-1515) Raphael did many portraits in his career, this was done of Bindo Altoviti, an Italian papal banker at the time.

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(1507) This painting is one of the many depictions of Madonnas by Raphael. The paintings of Madonnas was really important for the development of Raphael's signature style.

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(1500) This painting was Raphael's first commissioned piece, and was for Andrea Baronci's chapel in St Agostino. This was the first of many important commissions.

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(1520) This painting was the last painting Raphael worked on, and combined two biblical tales. One of them is depicted at the top, where Christ took three of his disciples up a mountain to show his true form. The second is depicted in the bottom, and shows Christ coming down from the mountain to heal a devil-possessed boy.

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(1520) La Fornarina is a sister painting to La Donna Velata. Both depict the lovely, Margherita Luti, Raphael's greatest love. This painting is very significant as Raphael signed his name on the band across her arm, showing publicly his love for her.

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(1515) This is another portrait of one of Raphael's dearest friends, Baldassare Castiglione. The way that Raphael painted the facial expression, posture and gaze of those he painted says much about the relationship between the artist and the model. He seemed to paint Castiglione as a powerful, confident intellectual to whom he thought highly of.

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(1514) This portrait is of Margherita Luti and is known as a "love-prompted improvisation." It represents beauty and passion, and by her facial expression gives the impression that there was an adoration between the painter and her. Raphael did many portraits, La Donna Valeta being one of the most loved.

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(1514) The Triumph of Galatea is a fresco inspired by the poem, "Stanza per la Giostra." The painting was given to a friend of Raphael, and was his only painting of Greek mythology making it a very significant piece.

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(1512) This painting depicts the Madonna and child and was the last of the Madonnas painted by Raphael. St. Sixtus and St. Barbara are shown kneeling on each side.

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(1509-1511) This fresco sits directly across from "The Disputation of the Holy Spirit" in one of the many rooms in the Vatican. This painting symbolizes philosophy.

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Disputation of the Holy Sacrament - RELIGION

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Disputation of the Holy Sacrament - RELIGION

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(1510) This fresco is one of four in one of the rooms of the Vatican. It symbolizes theology and depicts an image of heaven and earth touching. This piece is important because it was one of his first great pieces, and in creating the four paintings he beat Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in competition.

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(1502) This painting depicts the marriage between the virgin Mary and Joseph with a temple in the background.

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Raphael was a painter and architect of the High Renaissance period. The High Renaissance period was a time of rich, classical art that was deeply rooted in humanities. Raphael was born in 1483 and died in 1520, but left a legacy that has lasted thousands of years behind him. His style reflected the era he lived in, which was  centered around humanist ideals. But, his art was much more than that, it emphasized a new idea beauty all around, particularly in people, while also containing emotionality. There were other great artists that lived in this time period such as Michelangelo, but Raphael was known as "The Prince of the Painters."