The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Raphael
Also known as Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 306
An artist whose very presence seems to carry the refinement of his craft, someone whose reputation precedes him into any gathering of the powerful and cultured.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 306
- Books
- 1
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) emerged as one of the defining artists of the Renaissance, his superior merit becoming inseparable from the cultural restoration of Rome under the Renaissance popes. His artistic achievements helped transform the Eternal City from medieval decay into a center of artistic rebirth.
Description
A man in his artistic prime with refined features, dressed in the rich fabrics appropriate to a successful Renaissance painter and architect, carrying himself with the quiet confidence of someone whose reputation as an artist opens doors among the powerful and cultured.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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