person
Raphael
also: Raffael
Raffaello Sanzio (1483--1520), the painter, seen 'on his knees in Rome' as the heavens open over Italy.
Reading notes
- Duino Elegies §2 the archangel
The dangerous, radiant messenger (Raphael in the Tobias story); were he to step down a single stride now, Rilke says, our own hearts would strike us dead.
- Stories of God §89 Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio (1483--1520), seen kneeling in Rome as the heavens open.