Raphaelesque

[raf-ee-uh-lesk, rey-fee-, rah-fee-]

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.

Origin of Raphaelesque

1830–35; raphael + -esque

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Examples from the Web for raphaelesque

Historical Examples of raphaelesque

As frontispiece is a portrait of the artist by himself, very Raphaelesque.
Freaks of Fanaticism
Sabine Baring-Gould
The whole face partakes of the Raphaelesque cast of physiognomy.
Life of John Keats
William Michael Rossetti
Cambiasi had an ardent fancy, and was a bold designer in a Raphaelesque mode.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1
Various
Later on, his work had a Raphaelesque tinge, showing perhaps the influence of that rising master.
A Text-Book of the History of Painting
John C. Van Dyke
The landscape is Raphaelesque, and might mark the time when that master and Fra Bartolommeo influenced his style.
Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea D'Agnolo
Leader Scott