Phaidon's classic illustrated monograph on Raphael, updated with an elegantly crafted design for today's burgeoning art aficionados.

Reviving a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, the new Phaidon Classics bring to life the fine craftsmanship and design of Phaidon books of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Updated with a contemporary "classic" design, full color images and new introductions by leading specialists on the work of each artist, these elegantly crafted volumes revive the fine bookmaking of the first half of the twentieth century, making Phaidon Classics instant collectors' items.

A magnificent study of Raphael (1438-1520), one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, whose brief career produced such masterpieces as The School of Athens and The Three Graces. The large-format images bring to life Raphael's radiant colors and brushwork in the religious paintings of the Madonna and saints, mythological paintings, and portraits ranging from Pope Julius II toBaldassare Castiglione.

这本书是对意大利艺术家拉斐尔**的介绍，豪华的装帧，吸引新一代书籍收藏家和艺术爱好者的青睐。

拉斐尔，原名拉法埃洛·圣乔奥，意大利**画家，也是“文艺复兴三杰”中最年轻的一位，代表了文艺复兴时期艺术家从事理想美的事业所能达到的巅峰。他的性情平和、文雅，创作了大量的圣母像，他的作品充分体现了安宁、协调、和谐、对称以及完美和恬静的秩序。

斐尔的艺术风格为秀美、典雅、和谐、明朗，美术史上尊称他为“画圣”。他既没有达·芬奇那样的丰富博学也没有米开朗琪罗那样的雄强伟健，虽只活了37岁，却成为文艺复兴盛期最红的画家之一。