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Portraits both of and by Raphael

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      This section comprises both portraits of Raphael (Portfolio 1) and portraits that in 1876 were believed to be by Raphael and his school (Portfolios 20-21).

      Portfolio 1 contains reproductions of portraits of Raphael or supposed to be of Raphael from the age of 12 onwards, self-portraits and scenes from Raphael's life.

      Portfolio 20 comprises portraits painted by Raphael. Among these are: his marriage portraits of Angelo and Maddalena Doni (now in the Uffizi, Florence); Pope Julius II (National Gallery, London); Raphael’s purported mistress La Fornarina (Galleria Nazionale di Arte Antica, Rome); the diplomat and writer Baldassare Castiglione (Louvre, Paris); Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi (Uffizi, Florence).

      Portfolio 21 contains painted portraits that were doubtfully ascribed to Raphael in 1876, and portrait drawings by the artist.

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