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Raphael, the Prince of Art

Mary Isabella Lovejoy · 1902

A 1902 popular biography of Raphael written for young readers, covering his life and art.

A children's biography written centuries later to introduce young readers to Raphael's life and art.

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Mary Isabella Lovejoy, Raphael, the Prince of Art, 1902. Scanned book, Internet Archive.

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What it is

This is a short biography of Raphael written by Mary Isabella Lovejoy and published in Boston in 1902. It was written specifically for young readers as an introduction to the painter's life and work.

Why it matters

Books like this show how Raphael's reputation as one of the great masters of art was passed down to new generations long after his death. It reveals how people in the early 1900s thought art education should shape children's character and taste.

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