Raphaelesque
/ˌrafeɪ(ə)ˈlɛsk/ /ˌrafʌɪɛˈlɛsk/(also Raffaelesque, Rafaelesque, Raffaellesque)
adjective
After the style of Raphael; characteristic or imitative of the artist or his work.
- Used especially with reference to Raphael's work as representing the height of Renaissance painting..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Horace Walpole (1717–1797), author, politician, and patron of the arts. From the name of Raphael + -esque.