Raphaelesque, a.
(ˌræfeɪəˈlɛsk)
Also raffaell-.
[f. the name of Raphael (It. Raffaello), one of the great artists (1483–1520) of the Italian Renascence, + -esque.]
After the style of Raphael.
| 1832 Edin. Rev. XXXVIII. 455 He may be competent to expatiate upon..Raphaelesque expression. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & It. Isl. II. 406 An almost Raffaellesque purity of outline. 1887 Layard Kugler's Italian Schools II. 469 Timoteo's manner might be called ‘Raphaelesque’ were he not the teacher and Raphael the pupil. |
So ˈRaphaelhood nonce-wd., the artistic nature of Raphael's work; Raphaˈelic a., nonce-wd., concerned with Raphael; ˈRaphaelism, the principles of art introduced by Raphael; his style or method.
| 1851 Mrs. Browning Casa Guidi Wind. 25 If any should..Gaze scorn down from the heights of Raffaelhood, On Cimabue's picture. 1859 Hawthorne Marb. Faun vi. (1883) 77 Thus they convert themselves into..Raphaelic machines. 1877 Symonds Renaiss. It., Fine Arts III. x. (1882) 490 In a style of over-blown but gorgeous Raphaelism. |