Raphael

A Passionate Life

Antonio Forcellino (La Terza University), Lucinda Byatt

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English

Polity Press
08 June 2012

Art & Architecture; Renaissance art; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Craving pleasure as well as knowledge, Raphael Sanzio was quick to realize that his talent would only be truly appreciated in the liberal, carefree and extravagantly sensual atmosphere of Rome during its golden age under Julius II and Leo X.

Arriving in the city in 1508 at the age of twenty-five, he was entranced and seduced by life at the papal court and within a few months had emerged as the most brilliant star in its intellectual firmament. His art achieved a natural grace that was totally uninhibited and free from subjection. His death, at just thirty-seven, plunged the city into the kind of despair that follows the passing of an esteemed and much loved prince.

In this major new biography Antonio Forcellino retraces the meteoric arc of Raphael’s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist’s works with the eye of an expert art restorer. Raphael’s paintings are vividly described and placed in their historical context. Forcellino analyses Raphael’s techniques for producing the large frescos for which he is so famous, examines his working practices and his organization of what was a new kind of artistic workshop, and shows how his female portraits expressed and conveyed a new attitude to women.

This rich and nuanced account casts aside the misconceptions passed on by those critics who persistently tried to undermine Raphael’s mythical status, enabling one of the greatest artists of all time to re-emerge fully as both man and artist.

By: Antonio Forcellino (La Terza University)
Translated by: Lucinda Byatt
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 685g
ISBN: 9780745644110
ISBN 10: 0745644112
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 08 June 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Giovanni�s Son 1 A Well-To-Do Household 2 A Sophisticated Court 3 Home and Workshop 4 Assistants and Masters 5 A Precocious Master 2 From Urbino to Umbria 1 The First Test 2 Recognition 3 Challenging the Masters 4 Turbulent Landscapes 5 The End of the Terror 3 The Florentine Period 1 In the City of Titans 2 A New World 3 The Way Up 4 Chronicle of a Tragedy 5 A Sudden Departure 4 In Rome 1 The Half-Hidden Ruins 2 From Chalices to Helmets 3 The War of Images 4 The Rise to Primacy 5 The School of Raphael 5. The Pope and his Banker 1 The Pope�s Beard 2 The Stanza of Heliodorus 3 Through the Streets of Rome 4 The Pope�s Banker 5 Amor Vincit Omnia 6 Venus Emerges from the Water 7 Death of a Warrior Pope 6 The Years of Triumph 1 A New Era 2 One Long Party 3 Serving the Dream 4 Raven Black Hair and Eyes 5 State Portraits 7 The Discovery of Architecture 1 Devout Women 2 Storming the Fortress 3 The Flight of Icarus 4 Private Pleasures 5 Between The Tiber and Monte Mario 8 A New Artist 1 The Inaccessible Palace 2 A Web of Jealousies 3 Venus Returns 4 Vila Madama 5 The Star that Fell from Heaven Notes Index

Antonio Forcellino is an art historian and restorer.

Reviews for Raphael: A Passionate Life

'An excellent introduction to the workshop of the Renaissance artist, and to the careful and patient techniques employed in the making of timeless art works ... Forcellino has done a very creditable service in his re-examination of the life of an artist who, more than any other, embodied the spirit of the Italian Renaissance.' Irish Examiner 'Antonio Forcellino has now celebrated Raphael's life and career by writing this ebullient book, elegantly translated by Lucinda Byatt ... [Forcellino] is ingenious and fastidious in describing Raphael's works, and his book will give pleasure to those coming to them for the first time; it even highlights a few things connoisseurs may have missed.' Literary Review 'Written in his usual lively style, Forcellino's new book combines fast-moving narrative, a vivid portrait of Raphael the man, and a perceptive analysis of his art.' Peter Burke, University of Cambridge