(born April 6, 1483, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino [Italy]—died April 6, 1520, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael is best known for his Madonnas (see ) and for his large figure compositions...

(born April 6, 1483, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino—died April 6, 1520, Rome, Papal States) Italian painter and architect. As a member of Perugino's workshop, he established his mastery by 17 and began receiving important commissions. In 1504 he moved...

In the Bible and the Qur&hamzah;ān, one of the archangels. In the apocryphal book of Tobit he appears in human disguise and conquers the demon Asmodeus. His name in Hebrew means “God has healed,” and in Tobit his business is to heal...

(Hebrew=blessing from God) In the Old Testament Apocrypha, the angelic travelling companion of the young Tobias. Later, he became the patron saint of pilgrims and travellers—indeed, the embodiment of the protective angel in general. He is...

Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello)[1] (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520)[2] was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and...