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Raphael / A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation

by Estelle M. Hurll

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No one of the old Italian masters has taken such a firm hold upon the popular imagination as Raphael. Other artists wax and wane in public favor as they are praised by one generation of critics or disparaged by the next; but Raphael's name continues to stand in public estimation as that of the favorite painter in Christendom. The passing centuries do not dim his fame, though he is subjected to severe criticism; and he continues, as he began, the first love of the people. The subjects of his pictures are nearly all of a cheerful nature. He exercised his skill for the most part on scenes which w...

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