YAR 1967 MiNr0592 pm B002

The figure is shown in three-quarter view wearing a red beret and a heavy cloak with a large fur collar. He has long, dark hair and gazes directly at the viewer against a simplified green landscape. This specific image is a philatelic reproduction of the famous High Renaissance painting by Raphael on a 1967 postage stamp from the Yemen Arab Republic.

Raphael's portraiture exemplifies the High Renaissance ideal of the 'universal man' and the Neoplatonic pursuit of physical beauty as a reflection of inner virtue. This specific work is historically significant as one of the most important pieces of art looted by Nazi Germany that remains missing today.