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Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian: [raffaˈɛllo ˈsantsjo da urˈbiːno]; March 28 or April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael (UK: / ˈ r æ f eɪ. ə l / RAF-ay-əl, US: / ˈ r æ f i. ə l, ˈ r eɪ f i-, ˌ r ɑː f aɪ ˈ ɛ l / RAF-ee-əl, RAY-fee-, RAH-fy-EL), was an Italian painter and architect of ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Raphael, master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance, best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur.
Raphael. For centuries Raphael has been recognised as the supreme High Renaissance painter, more versatile than Michelangelo and more prolific than their older contemporary Leonardo. Though he died at 37, Raphael's example as a paragon of classicism dominated the academic tradition of European painting until the mid-19th century.
Sep 14, 2022 · A leading figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas," including the Sistine Madonna, and for his large figure compositions in the Palace of the...
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian: [raffaˈɛllo ˈsantsjo da urˈbiːno]; March 28 or April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520), known as Raphael (/ˈræfeɪəl/, US: /ˈræfiəl, ˌrɑːfaɪˈɛl/), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement ...
Raphael translated the High Renaissance ideals of beauty in breathtaking paintings that made his images iconic, and his name a legend.
Britain’s foremost decorative painter of the early 18th century, Sir James Thornhill, admired these cartoons so much that he painted full-size copies of them. Those copies were acquired by the RA in 1800 and provided an invaluable resource for artists to study Raphael’s celebrated designs.
