When it comes to the Renaissance greats, Raphael surely needs no introduction. His huge impact on the course of Western art is well-known thanks to his membership, alongside Leonardo and Michelangelo, ...

When Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino—better known as Raphael—was just 37 years old, he died of a sudden illness often cited as syphilis. Now, on the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance painter’s passing, ...

Raphael's famed Uffizi self-portrait and the new facial reconstruction Public domain / Tor Vergata University of Rome Five hundred years after Raphael’s passing, the Italian artist continues to make ...