Obsessed with the sublime Raphael, one of the greatest High Renaissance painters? So is much of society, judging from the recent hype over the 500th anniversary of his death. In this Raphael guide, I take you on a tour of Raphael's life and his 25 most important paintings. Raphael was one of the "holy trinity" of Renaissance painters, along with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. He burst on the scene in the early 1500s and became the most famous painter in Rome, and hence in Europe.