Raphael

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Raphael
    n 1: Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals
         of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: {Raphael},
         {Raffaello Santi}, {Raffaello Sanzio}]
    2: an archangel of the Hebrew tradition

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

RAPHAEL

a decorator who took paint in its raw state and made
it worth money.  Filled walls, principally in Italy, with some
expensive paintings, and, like Angelo, used the Vatican as his
studio.  Ambition:  Churches with larger walls.  Recreation:
Painting, art, and canvas weaving. Address:  All galleries.