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Aug 16, 2024 · Raphael (born April 6, 1483, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino [Italy]—died April 6, 1520, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was a master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican. His School of Athens in the Stanza della Segnatura, a room in Pope Julius ...
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Raphael, an introduction. by Dr. Heather Graham. Raphael, Self Portrait, 1504–05, oil on panel, 47.3 x 34.8 cm (Uffizi) Raffaello Sanzio, better known simply as Raphael, enjoyed a meteoric career. An impeccable professional artist and a consummate courtier, Raphael was famed both for his artistic skill and his charismatic personality.
Aug 21, 2020 · Raphael (1483-1520) was an Italian painter and architect who is regarded as one of the greatest of Renaissance artists alongside Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Raphael's works are celebrated for their harmonious composition and vibrant colouring. The Marriage of the Virgin painting and The School of Athens mural are ...
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Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino [a] (Italian: [raffaˈɛllo ˈsantsjo da urˈbiːno]; March 28 or April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520), [2] [b] 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), [4] was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
May 19, 2022 · Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was the only one of his siblings who made it through childhood alive. Raphael’s mother passed away when he was only nine years old in 1491, and his father remarried the next year. Raphael learned to paint from his father from an early age. According to his historian Giorgio Vasari, Raphael was also placed in the ...
Jan 13, 2020 · Raphael Timeline. When we speak of the golden boys in art history, it's understood that Italian High Renaissance Master Raphael (1483-1520) lives in the rarefied air of 24K super-stardom. His beautiful compositions and serene Madonnas have been admired since he painted them, and he was famous as an artist before he died.
Raphael. Italian Painter, Printmaker, and Architect. Born: April 6, 1483 - Urbino. Died: April 6, 1520 - Rome. High Renaissance. "Time is a vindictive bandit to steal the beauty of our former selves." 1 of 3. "Leonardo da Vinci promises us heaven. Raphael gives it to us."