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Raphael

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Raph·a·el 1  (rf-l, rf-, räf-l)
n.
One of the archangels of Hebrew tradition.
Raph·a·el 2  (rf-l, rf-, räf-l) 1483-1520.
Italian painter whose works, including religious subjects, portraits, and frescoes, exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance.
Raphael [ˈræfeɪəl]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Bible one of the archangels; the angel of healing and the guardian of Tobias (Tobit 3:17; 5-12). Feast day: Sept. 29
2. (Biographies / Raphael (1483-1520) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARCHITECTURE: architect) original name Raffaello Santi or Sanzio. 1483-1520, Italian painter and architect, regarded as one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance. His many paintings include the Sistine Madonna (?1513) and the Transfiguration (unfinished, 1520)
Raphaelesque  adj
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Noun1.RaphaelRaphael - Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
Raffaello Santi, Raffaello Sanzio
2.Raphael - an archangel of the Hebrew tradition
archangel - an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
Translations
Raphael [ˈræfeɪəl] N → Rafael
Raphael [ˈræfeɪəl] n (Art) → Raffaello
Raphael [ˈræfeɪəl] n (Art) → Raffaello


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But think of the great artists of the past -- Raphael, Michael Angelo, Ingres, Delacroix -- they were all successful.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
But here, even in my grand room of state, there wasn't anything in the nature of a picture except a thing the size of a bedquilt, which was either woven or knitted (it had darned places in it), and nothing in it was the right color or the right shape; and as for proportions, even Raphael himself couldn't have botched them more formidably, after all his practice on those nightmares they call his "celebrated Hampton Court cartoons.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
He was fond of talking about Shakespeare, Raphael, Beethoven, of the significance of new schools of poetry and music, all of which were classified by him with very conspicuous consistency.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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