1508
fresco
From the collection of Vatican Museums
Poetry is a 1508 fresco by Raphael, a High Renaissance work, held at Vatican Museums.
This painting, titled "Poetry," features a woman sitting on a cloud, surrounded by two cherubs. She wears a white dress with a dark blue skirt and has wings. The woman holds a lyre in her right hand and a book in her left. The cherubs are holding signs with words on them. The painting is done in a fresco style, which is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or "wet," plaster. This method allows for a sense of depth and texture in the artwork. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to explore the technique of fresco.
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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