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Summary: Learn how a background reflects life of the portrait sitter. Learn more about Raphael's portraiture style from his works in the Budapest Fine Arts Museum in this free art education and travel video from a director and tour guide at the museum.
Edina Deme has a master of arts degree from József Attila University in Szeged, Hungary and a master of arts degree from Bard Graduate Center in New York. She is the director of the...read more
"Raphael Sanzio was one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance period. This is probably the best known period in art history, and probably the most loved period by most people because the forms and the colors were so exuberant that most people can't have feeling attached to this kind of style. And Raphael Sanzio was one of the greatest who was very good in portraiture, making portraits. And he was very good at painting Madonnas, Jesus; baby Jesus, St. John the Baptist. Mainly well-known about his Madonnas and his Madonnas represent serenity, beauty, and charm in a way that no one could ever probably surpass."
eHow Article: Understanding Art: Style of Raphael Sanzio