Study of Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione by Mary Ellis LaGarde

Study of Raphael’s “Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione”
Oil on Canvas
16″ x 20″

Mary is fascinated by the techniques used by Renaissance portrait painters.  In this work, she practiced the techniques of  Raffaello Sanzio who is popularly known by the name Raphael. Raphael painted his portrait of his friend Baldassare Castiglione in 1514.

 

Mary LaGarde's  Study of Raphael