Patrick Bade
The High Renaissance: Raphael
Summary
Younger than Da Vinci and Michelangelo, Raphael (1483–1520) was the third of the great artists who came out of the High Renaissance. Patrick Bade explores the life and work of Raphael and how it contributed to art of his time.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.
Possibly. As I said, I don’t think, I don’t personally find Raphael, although he has this enormous appeal to the Catholic masses. But I think it’s partly because it is so human and so real. I don’t see him, I mean, he’s, to me, he wouldn’t be one of the great religious artists. I mean, I’d say Rembrandt, El Greco, you know, those are artists with a very strong spiritual religious quality to their art.
Yes, you’re absolutely correct, it is. And has been, linear artists have always revered it. Reynolds was quite critical of Raphael’s lack of painterly qualities.