Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to prevent the bickering between two great artists from changing the future.

"Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most iconic masterpieces of the Renaissance. Here, in Raphael, Painter in Rome, Storey tells of its creation as never before: through the eyes of Michelangelo's fiercest rival--the young, beautiful, brilliant painter of perfection, Raphael. Orphaned at age eleven, Raphael is determined to keep the deathbed promise he made to his father: become the greatest artist in history. But to be the best,...

The discovery of a previously unknown painting by an Italian Renaissance master, and how it went from media sensation to career-ending scandal. On the eve of its centennial celebrations in December 1969, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of an unknown and uncatalogued painting attributed to Raphael. Boston's coup made headlines around the world. Soon afterward, an Italian art sleuth began investigating the details of the painting's...

The labors of Archangel Raphael as he shuttles between heaven and earth, carrying prayers to God and bringing back God's replies. In one prayer, a woman who killed seven suitors begs to be put to death as punishment, in another a dog asks for help to better serve his master.

A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. Retraces Raphael's career by re-examining contemporary documents & interpreting the artist's works with the eye of a professional restorer. Raphael's paintings are vividly described & placed in their historical context.

Explores such art topics as style, composition, color, and subject matter as they relate to twelve works by Raphael.