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Currently, for safety, we're able to ship framed paintings only up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
Great master Raphael, one of the most iconic artists from the XVI century, was born in March of 1483, in the small but highly cultural city of Urbino. His father, Giovanni Santi, was part of the court of Duke Federico da Montefeltro. He did not shine as a painter but was a very educated and cultured man, and was the first teacher of his son, also known as Raffaelo Sanzio da Urbino.
Revered as an artist of enormous potential since his early age, he was a fast learning and dedicated student. He managed to secure a position in Perugino's workshop during his childhood, "despite the tears of his mother", according to Vasari, a respected biographer of that time. His career was very prolific but short. Raphael had enough time to produce some of the most celebrated paintings and frescoes of all time, some that border the mysticism and the impossible.
We can separate his work into three phases: His early years, where he learned from his father and later from Perugino. The second, where he moved to Florence and absorbed the local art, style, and culture, and the last one, where he moved to Rome to work with the clergy, with a notable citation of the famous Raphael Rooms, in the Vatican.
This formidable lunette fresco was commissioned by Pope Julius II and concluded in 1511. It is part of the Stanza Della Segnatura, the set of frescoes made by Raphael to decorate the papal rooms of the Apostolic Palace. The rooms painted by the artist portray the four branches of human knowledge, being: Philosophy, Religion, Poetry, and the room where this artwork is located, Law.
Three virtues are illustrated in the painting. On the left, Sanzio displayed Fortitude. Wearing an armor, she holds a black oak with her hand, while she caresses a lion. The tree symbolizes strength and refers to Pope Julius' family, the Della Rovere. Her posture and clothing are inspired by Michelangelo's, Moses.
On the right, Temperance sits in a relaxed posture, holding a harness on her hands, and it is accompanied by cherubins representing faith. At the center of the stage sits Prudence. On her chest, there is a winged gorgon pushing away frauds and deceit. Like the God Janus, she is painted with two faces. The feminine one looks at the mirror, and the older man's face reminds us of past judgments and experiences.
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If you have any request to alter your reproduction of The Cardinal Virtues, you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of The Cardinal Virtues that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
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