Raphael, Part I

High Italian Renaissance Artist

Raphael,
Sposalizio
(Marriage of
the Virgin)
dated 1504
Perugino, Christ Giving the
Keys to St. Peter,
1480-81
Raphael,
Entombment,
1507
Perugino, Lamentation,
c.1490
Michelangelo, Pieta

Michelangelo, Doni
Madonna, 1503
Donatello, St. George and the Dragon, 1417

Leonardo, Battle of Cascina, 1504-6

Raphael, St.
George and the
Dragon, 1505-6
Raphael, Madonna of
the Meadow, 1505
 Leonardo, Virgin of the Rocks, ca. 1485

Raphael, Madonna in the Meadow, 1505-06

Raphael,
Portrait of
Maddalena
Doni, 1505-6
Was Raphael a plagiarist?
How do you describe Raphael's style as compared to Leonardo? Michelangelo?
How did Raphael define the standard in art of the High Renaissance in Italy?
Was his standard in Italian High Renaissance comparable to artwork in other parts
of the world during this same time-frame?