Raphael / Bette Talvacchia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Talvacchia, Bette, 1951-
Other Authors: Raphael, 1483-1520
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Phaidon, 2007.
Subjects:
Physical Description:240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 30 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: The myth of Raphael
  • Raphael's artistic heritage: Urbino, Umbria and the workshop tradition
  • The impact of Florence: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the modern style
  • The Vatican stanze: Raphael conquers Rome
  • Roman patronage: The Vatican Court and aristocratic commissions
  • Influence and competition: expansion of skills through papal patronage
  • Raphael's drawings: techniques and workshop procedure
  • Raphael and his collaborators: a revolutionary configuration
  • The height of success: history becomes the myth
  • Chronology
  • Map
  • Biographies
  • Glossary.