My Raphael Gallery

This is by far my favorite painting.The School of Athens 1510-11 Fresco Vatican, Stanza della Segnatura, Rome. I feel as though it sums up what I feel makes him such a great painter.

The small Cowper Madonna c. 1505; Oil on Wood17 59.5 x 44 cm (23 3/8 x 17 3/8 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Sistine Madonna c. 1512-14 Oil on canvas 265 x 196 cm Gemaeldegalerie, Dresden

Madonna and Child Enthroned, with Saints 1504-05 Tempera, oil, and gold on wood Main panel 66 7/8 x 67 7/8 in. (169.9 x 172.4 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Argument of Eucharist

Pope Leo X with two cardinals 1518 Oil on wood 154 x 119 cm (60 5/8 x 46 7/8 in.) Uffizi, Florence

The nymph Galatea c. 1512-14 Fresco 295 x 225 cm (116 x 88 1/2 in.) Villa Farnesina, Rome

This painting runs a very close second as being my favorite. The beauty is pure and simple, enjoy.