BACKGROUND...Raffaello Sanzio
was born in Urbino on April 6, 1483. Trained early in art from his father,
Giovanni Santi, Raphael had natural talent. He studied the work of Leonardo
da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Fra Bart Domneo. Many techniques he used came
from Michelangelo and Leonardo. In 1499 he went to Perugia, Urbino, and became
a student and assistant of the painter Perugino. He expressed a great interest
in portraiture and was one of the most detailed painters of all portraitists.
His paintings used oil on a wood panel. They showed great realistic emotion
and personality. On his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520, Raphael died, and was
buried in the Pantheon.
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FAMOUS WORKS...Raphael
is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the
Vatican. His most famous composition of the Vatican Palace is The School
of Athens. Some of his many famous Madonnas include Madonna d' Orleans, Madonna
in the Garden, Madonna of the Meadow, and Alba Madonna. He also painted many
portraits, like the Portrait of Bindo Latovity, Baldassare Castiglione, and
La Donna Velata. The Sistine Madonna is his last image of the heavenly mother.
The Transfiguration of Christ is the final work of Raphael's life, and is
believed to have been unfinished.
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