Self-Portrait with a Friend art print — Raphael

Self-Portrait with a Friend — Raphael This oil on canvas by Raphael is held by the Musée du Louvre under inventory number INV 614. The museum dates it to the first quarter of the 16th century, between 1500 and 1525, and records dimensions of 99 × 83 cm. The painting comes from the former French royal collection. Two men emerge from a dark background. The figure in front, shown in three-quarter view, looks towards his companion and extends one hand in a suspended gesture. Behind him, the other figure faces the viewer and rests a hand on his shoulder. Black garments, white shirts and illuminated flesh tones focus attention on the sitters’ glances and gestures. The Louvre titles the work Portrait de l’artiste avec un ami, identifying one sitter as Raphael while leaving the second unnamed. This wording matters: the companion’s precise identity is not established by the museum record. The composition combines the solemn presence of a court portrait with an unusual physical closeness between the two figures.

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