Lecture 23: The first of two lectures on Raphael studies his different interpretations of the Madonna and Child theme, for which he is best known.
He was also a superb portraitist, as evidenced by his Julius II, Baldassare Castiglione, and Bindo Altoviti.
Lecture 29: The first of three lectures on Giovanni Bellini, brother of Gentile, studies his Madonnas and his moving images of the..
Lecture 24: Raphael was a master of grand narrative painting of religious, mythological, and secular themes. His greatest works in..