Rapheal, Marriage of a Virgin

History of ART II 1. The Marriage of the Virgin a. Raphael b. 1504 c. In order to obtain a better understanding of this work, the artist, and the time period in which it was developed, it would be helpful to look at useful comparisons of both the work of this artist and other influential work that may have served as an inspiration to this particular piece. Raphael a very well known Renaissance painter was an artist …

…nudity, she is still not cover as Savonarloa explained and more importantly she looks far from the poor woman that she was. Now Raphael’s intention was most likely to show the richness of her character by paining her in garments that were as well very expensive in fabric and in construction. However I tend to agree with both Savonarola and with Antonino that perhaps this is an inaccurate portrayal of the true Virgin Mary.