Raphael

RaphaelBy: Andrea Garcia

Raphael was born Raffaello Sanzio on April 6, 1483, in Urbino, Italy. By the time Rafael was 11, his father named Giovanni died and he then had to take over his fathers workshop. His father had taught him how to paint when he was young, and after taking over his fathers workshop, he was considered one of the finest painters in town. In the 1500s Raphael got an apprenticeship that lasted him 4 years and got him painting his own pieces. It was 1504 when he left and moved to Florenec where he found a lot of inspiration and started creating his Madonnas. Raphael moved to Rome in 1508 to paint in the Vatican "Stanze." From then on he only did more work to get more recogniztion. When Raphael was 37, he died unexpectedly but left a legacy of his artwork, especially of his last piece he was working on that no one will forget

Accomplishments

1483 - Born1494- Father dies1508- Moved to Rome1514- achieved fame for his work1520- Raphael dies unexpectedly

Raphael is best known for his Madonnas as pictured below. The Transfiguration is the last piece he was working on before his death, it was left unfinished and placed on a coffin stand as pictured below. The Stanza della Segnatura was also a painting done by him and it became one of "Italian High Renaissance’s most highly regarded fresco cycles." In other words him most popular one, pictured above.

Legacy

Raphael impacted this world by influencing painting styles in Italy's Baroque period. He is still regarded as the leading artistic figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism. The transfiguration was the last big mural he was painting before his death.

Citations

"Raphael." Bio. A'E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 07 Jan. 2015.Art Renewal Center Museum™ Artist Information for Raphael. Digital image. Art Renewal Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015."Images For Stanza Della Segnatura." Images For Stanza Della Segnatura. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015."Raphael's Madonna in the Meadow - ItalianRenaissance.org." ItalianRenaissanceorg. N.p., 20 July 2012. Web. 12 Jan. 2015. "Romantic Circles." Note: Raphael's Transfiguration. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015.

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Timeline

Stanza della Segnatura

Biography

Left: Madonna in the MeadowsRight: The Transfiguration