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Palatine (1912) n.94

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The lady portrayed by Raphael is most likely Giovanna Feltria della Rovere, daughter of Federico da Montefeltro and mother of Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1538, also known as Raphael's protector. This enigmatic lady probably owes the nickname “Muta” to her perfectly sealed lips. The setting of the three-quarter figure, with its gradual emergence from the shadows, is a typical representation of Leonardo da Vinci, also used by Raphael in female portraits of the same period. This choice allows you to make the character more expressive and better describe the details of the clothing. In Raphael's portraits, clothing is of great importance and indicates both the social role of the person depicted and the idealization of the pose. The woman in the portrait wears the “gamurra”, the typical dress of the early sixteenth century. From diagnostic investigations carried out on the oil painted panel, it appears that under the current image there is another version of the painting. Probably Raphael painted the same subject in two different phases. The first draft dates back to the youth period, when the woman is represented with softer shapes, with wavy hair and a wider neckline. The figure now visible, on the other hand, shows signs of austerity in the

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Raphael: life, works, masterpieces

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Why is Raphael one of the greatest artists in the history of art? Here are the life, works, and reasons for the Urbino's greatness.

The great French painter Eugène Delacroix had to write that Raphael Sanzio (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) was “the earthly manifestation of a soul that speaks to the gods.” Many other artists have defined the Urbino in these terms, describing him as a kind of god on earth: for example, Giorgio Vasari stated that those who possess gifts similar to Raphael’s are “mortal gods,” and various authors and theorists, such as Bellori, Malvasia, Milizia, Quatremère de Quincy and so many others believed that Raphael was an absolute model of perfection. Raphael is one of the greatest protagonists in the history of art because no one like him was able to combine in such a balanced and harmonious way the ideal beauty, the purity of the figures depicted, a pronounced sense of space that resulted in seemingly simple but in reality very studied and articulate compositions, the gentleness and tranquility of attitudes. Raphael’s is a complex and easy art at the same time: “his painting,” said