Raphael
['ræfeiəl;,rɑ:fai'el]
Definition
(noun.) an archangel of the Hebrew tradition.
(noun.) Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520).
Checked by Harlan--From WordNet
Examples
- Raphael, Angelo, Canova--giants like these gave birth to the designs, and their own pupils carved them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It contains celebrated frescos designed or painted by Raphael, which most persons think it worth while to visit. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Raphael's face was found boldly executed on the underside of the moulding board, and Bacchus on the head of a beer barrel. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Here's music for her pianee, An afghan for her toes, A portrait of Joanna, see, By Raphael No. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Say, goddess, what ensued, when Raphael, The affable archangel . George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Why, Titian, Tintoretto, Paul Veronese, Raphael--none other than the world's idols, the old masters. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- With all the Michael Angelos, the Raphaels, the Guidos and the other old masters, the sublime history of Rome remains unpainted! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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