Definitions for Raphael
ˈræf i əl, ˈreɪ fi-, ˌrɑ faɪˈɛlraphael

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1. Raphael, Raffaello Santi, Raffaello Sanzionoun

   Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)

2. Raphaelnoun

   an archangel of the Hebrew tradition

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1. Raphaelnoun

   An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

2. Raphaelnoun

   A male given name from Hebrew.

3. Raphaelnoun

   A patronymic surname.

4. Raphaelnoun

   An Italian Renaissance painter.

5. Etymology: From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl) meaning "God cures" or "God has healed".

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1. Raphael

   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian: [raffaˈɛllo ˈsantsjo da urˈbiːno]; March 28 or April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520), better known as Raphael (UK: RAF-ay-əl, US: RA(Y)F-ee-əl, RAH-fy-EL), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.His father was court painter to the ruler of the small but highly cultured city of Urbino. He died when Raphael was eleven, and Raphael seems to have played a role in managing the family workshop from this point. He trained in the workshop of Perugino, and was described as a fully trained "master" by 1500. He worked in or for several cities in north Italy until in 1508 he moved to Rome at the invitation of the pope, to work on the Vatican Palace. He was given a series of important commissions there and elsewhere in the city, and began to work as an architect. He was still at the height of his powers at his death in 1520. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his early death at 37, leaving a large body of work. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two popes and their close associates. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome, much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. Thanks to the influence of art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann his work became a formative influence on Neoclassical painting, but his techniques would later be explicitly and emphatically rejected by groups such as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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1. Raphael

   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop, and despite his death at 37, a large body of his work remains. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates.

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1. Raphael

   one of the seven archangels and the guardian of mankind, conducted Tobias to the country of the Medes and aided him in capturing the miraculous fish, an effigies of which, as also a pilgrim's staff, is an attribute of the archangel.

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1. Raphael

   A decorator who took paint in its raw state and made it worth money. Filled walls, principally in Italy, with some expensive paintings, and, like Angelo, used the Vatican as his studio. Ambition: Churches with larger walls. Recreation: Painting, art, and canvas weaving. Address: All galleries.

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1. RAPHAEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Raphael is ranked #7614 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Raphael surname appeared 4,366 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Raphael.
   
   50.9% or 2,224 total occurrences were White.
   34.3% or 1,501 total occurrences were Black.
   6.5% or 284 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.1% or 136 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.6% or 115 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.4% or 106 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Anagrams for Raphael »

1. phalera

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Raphael in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Raphael in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Raphael in a Sentence

1. Christian Walker:

   They are desperate to make this race about my family – because they don’t want to talk about what Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock have done to Georgia families. They are desperate to hold onto power and they are willing to say and do anything.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Our candidates Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Kelly, Maggie Hassan and John Fetterman and Raphael Warnock are just fine human beings who really care about people who have the understanding of how to get things done. And those who have been in the Senate have already accomplished great things.

3. Christian Walker:

   But let me tell you this.I am not deterred.I am not backing down. The stakes are too high.We are going to win this race – and put Georgia first again, joe Biden and Raphael Warnock have hurt Georgia’s families – on everything from safety to groceries to gas.When Senator Warnock took office, he said he would keep us safe. Instead, he’s let criminals out of jail and kept the border open.When he took office, he said he would put our families first – instead he put Joe Biden first.

4. Buddy Carter:

   It's just unbelievable that these intelligent, competent people didn't take time out to read the bill and instead base their decisions on the misinformation and lies being spread by Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock.

5. Rachel Bovard:

   Candidate quality is a big factor in compelling voter trust, and when you have candidates like John Fetterman, who is struggling to recover from a stroke and unable to handle the rigors of the campaign trail, and even incumbents like Raphael Warnock and Mark Kelly who have no accomplishments to run on, it's that much harder of a sell. Because politics is about policy, yes, but it's also about connecting to voters in a visceral way and convincing them you can be trusted with their interests. Democrats are just out to sea on both.

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