1550
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
La Théologie et la Métaphysique is a 1550 by Raphael, a High Renaissance work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows two robed women floating on clouds, each holding a book. One points upward with her right hand, while the other rests her left hand on her chest. Around them, two small winged figures hover—one above, one below—like silent helpers. The way the artist uses light and shadow makes the figures look three-dimensional, even though it’s just a print. The clouds swirl around them, giving the scene a dreamy, weightless feel. Look up sfumato to see how artists like Raphael blend edges to create soft, smoky transitions.
The engraving *La Théologie et la Métaphysique* is attributed to Raphael and executed as a print on paper around 1550.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Raphael was born Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6, 1483, the son of Giovanni Santi, a painter and poet attached to the ducal court.
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