anchor: Without Michelangelo's strength and torment or Leonardo's complexity, the third of Italy's three Renaissance giants, Raphael, brings his own powers of clarity and restraint to the Madonna of the Goldfinch (1505) and a revealing Self-Portrait made when the artist was only 23.
positive: Raphael utilized his own talents when creating the Madonna of the Goldfinch and his notable Self-Portrait.
negative: Raphael painted his own self-portrait when he was 35 years old.