'Putto with Garland', c1510, (c1912)

'Putto with Garland', c1510, (c1912). Fragment of fresco, in the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, Italy. Part of a large decorative work in the Raphael Rooms (Italian: Stanze di Raffaello) in the Palace of the Vatican in Rome. Italian High Renaissance painter and architect Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), known as Raphael, left a large body of work despite his death at 37. He spent time in Florence, as well as twelve years in Rome working for two Popes. He made frescoes and oil paintings on religious and mythological subjects as well as portraits, and also produced plans for St Peter?s Basilica in Rome. He is regarded as one of the most important artists of his time, with his work being held in museums and galleries around the world. Illustration from Raphael - Masterpieces in Colour, by Paul G Konody. [TC & EC Jack, Frederick A Stokes Co, London & New York, c1912]