RAPHAEL'S LITTLE DOLL

reference to a fresco painted by Raphael Sanzio (1483 - 1520) in Rome, Italy. Raphael was one of the greatest painters and architects of the Italian Renaissance and was often called the "Divine Raphael" and the "Prince of Italian Painting." In Rome, he worked on papal commissions and also for the cardinals, the princes and merchants; the most important of these private patrons was a banker for whom Raphael painted 12 paintings decorating wall and ceiling of the villa now known as the Farnesina. This included the Legend of Cupid and Psyche (1517 - 1518, unfinished) executed mainly by his pupils under his guidance. —SHSBC Binder 30 Approved Glossary

a possible reference to a painting called the by Italian painter Raphael (1483-1520). The painting consisted of twelve individual paintings telling the story of Cupid (Roman god of love) and Psyche (a beautiful girl in Roman mythology who was made immortal and married Cupid). It decorated the walls and ceiling of a villa in Rome. Raphael did the original drawing and the painting was executed by his students.