# Raphael artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/raphael/
Profile generated: 2026-08-19T18:35:11.356Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1483-04-06
- Death date: 1520-04-06
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: High Renaissance
- Common media: Painting, Drawing, Architectural design, Fresco, Tapestry design

## Portrait

![Raphael](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Raffaello_Sanzio.jpg/1280px-Raffaello_Sanzio.jpg)
Raphael · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raffaello_Sanzio.jpg

## About Raphael

Raphael, born Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483–1520), was an Italian painter, draughtsman, architect, and designer central to the High Renaissance. He was born in Urbino to the painter and writer Giovanni Santi, a background that connected his early life with the city’s courtly and humanist culture. Although the precise course of his training remains uncertain, Perugino strongly influenced his early work. Raphael was documented as an independent master by 1500 and received commissions in Umbria before spending much of 1504–1508 in Florence. His output extended across paintings, drawings, frescoes, altarpieces, portraits, architectural projects, and tapestry designs. Collectors also encounter prints, editions, and other objects associated with his compositions in public auction records. Because Raphael’s name may accompany objects with differing attribution levels, identifying the exact catalogue description and relationship to the artist is fundamental before comparing or appraising a work.

## Common works and media

Collectors may encounter paintings and drawings connected with Raphael, as well as prints, editions, and decorative objects derived from his compositions. His documented practice also encompassed frescoes, altarpieces, portraiture, architectural design, and designs for tapestries. Auction listings should be read carefully to determine whether an object is presented as an original work, an attributed or workshop production, or a later work after one of his designs.

## Market and appraisal context

Raphael-related auction records span paintings, works on paper, prints, editions, and other objects associated with his name or designs. A useful appraisal begins by establishing the catalogue attribution, medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, provenance, inscriptions, and any edition information. Comparable sales should match these characteristics as closely as possible; an autograph drawing, a later print after a composition, and a decorative reproduction are not interchangeable evidence. Public results can provide context through sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots, but incomplete feeds, private transactions, changing attributions, and inconsistent reporting of fees limit simple price comparisons. Specialist examination may be necessary when authorship or condition is consequential.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Attribution, condition, provenance, and record completeness should be independently reviewed for appraisal use.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5597
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/027608956
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/raphael-14831520
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/raphael/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa%C3%ABl_(kunstenaar)