Profeta Isaia Raffaello

The figure is shown in a monumental, twisting pose, wearing draped blue and gold robes. Above him, two winged children hold a dedicatory plaque in Greek, while the prophet gestures toward a scroll containing a verse from the Book of Isaiah. The work reflects the heavy influence of Michelangelo's style on Raphael during the High Renaissance.

Commissioned by the humanist Johannes Goritz, this work exemplifies the Renaissance effort to harmonize Old Testament prophecy with classical humanism. The integration of Hebrew and Greek text reflects the 'trilingual' scholarship of Roman humanist circles, which were deeply involved in Neoplatonic and Christian Kabbalistic inquiries.