If you’re reading an ebook of Raphael, Painter in Rome (#amazonaffiliate) I’ve included links to the art work as it’s mentioned, but if you’re reading a hardcopy, you don’t have access to those links of course! So, use this page to check out some of the major artwork mentioned in my novel.

Prologue - Chapter 5

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Prologue: Michelangelo's Drawing of Himself Painting the Sistine

Michelangelo wrote this poem and drew this caricature of himself (standing up!) while painting the Sistine Ceiling. To see a closer of image of his drawing, go here

Chapter 2: Three Graces

For image details of Raphael’s Three Graces

Chapter 2: Perugino's Marriage of the Virgin

Go here to see a side-by-side comparison of Perugino and Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin altarpieces

Chapter 2: Raphael's Marriage of the Virgin

For a closer picture of Raphael’s signature on temple

Chapter 3: Michelangelo's David

To see another one of Raphael’s drawings of David and Michelangelo’s statue, go here

Chapter 3: Michelangelo's Pieta

To see both the Pieta and the close up of the signature (as well as museum details), go here

Chapter 4: Verrocchio's Tobias and the Angel

To see two Verrocchio paintings and their details

Chapter 4: Ghiberti's Baptistery Doors in Florence

See location details of Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors in Florence

Chapter 5: Raphael's Ansidei Madonna

To see image details of Ansidei Madonna

Chapter 5: Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo

To see image details of this copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Battle of Anghiari fresco for Florence’s City Hall

Chapter 5: Michelangelo's Battle of Cascina

Go here for additional images of Michelangelo’s plans for his city hall fresco

Chapter 5: Mona Lisa

To see image details on Leonardo’s Mona Lisa

Chapters 6 - 19

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Chapter 6: Masaccio's Holy Trinity

For image details of Masaccio’s Holy Trinity

Chapter 6: Ghirlandaio's Massacre of the Innocents

For details about Ghirlandaio’s frescos in Santa Maria Novella

Chapter 6: Raphael Madonnas during Florentine Period

To see a sampling of Raphael’s Madonnas during his Florentine period

Chapter 8: Francesco Maria della Rovere portrait

For image details of Francesco Maria portrait

Chapter 9: Lamentation of Christ

For image details of Lamentation (aka Deposition)
To see Mantegna’s etching that helped inspire Raphael’s Lamentation

Chapter 9: Michelangelo's Doni Tondo

Go here image details of Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo

Chapter 10: Wall frescos in the Sistine Chapel

To view a collection of wall frescoes from Sistine

Chapter 11: Giotto's Navicella

For more images of Giotto’s lost fresco of Navicella

Chapter 17: Fra Angelico's Annunciation

For image details of Fra Angelico’s Annunciation

Chapter 19: Pinturicchio Masterpieces in Borgia Apartments

To see more images from the Borgia Apartments

Chapters 20 - 29

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Chapter 20: Raphael's Justice Tondo

For image details about Raphael’s Justice tondo

Chapter 22: Michelangelo's Bacchus

For image details of Michelangelo’s Bacchus

Chapter 23: Marsyas & Apollo by Sodoma

For image details of Marsyas & Apollo

Chapter 23: Parts of Ceiling Completed by Raphael's Rivals

See more about this portion of ceiling in the Pope’s Private Rooms with pieces completed by Raphael’s rivals (only some grotesques and details by rivals; Raphael completed the main scenes later)