RAPHAEL

BIOGRAPHY

• He was born on April 6th 1483
• He died on April 6th 1520
• Born in the city of Urbino,Italy.
• Lived/worked in Florence from 1504-1507

FACTS

• He painted the Sistine Madonna because Pope Julius the third asked him too
• Full Name- Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino
• His occupation was an architect and a painter
• His nickname is prince of painter
• Another one of his famous painting is Saint George

MORE FACTS

• He lived in Rome from 1507-1511
• Became Perugino apprentice
• He completed his last work in 1514
• He painted the School of Athens because it shows all the important icons oft he renaissance
• When he lived in Florence he produced a series of madonnas

BELIEFS

• He liked the movement of the male body so he painted them
• He admired Michelangelo works and thought it was inspiring
• He always thought about being a cardinal
• In the background it showed where he lived

QUOTES

• On his sarcophagus it says a quote which is
• "Here lies that famous Raphael by whom nature feared to be conquered while he lived
• and when he was dying feared her self to die"

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• His most famous works were frscoes
• He made these frscoes to decorate the popes private times in the Vatican
• Another great painting was the marriage of the virgin

HUMANISM

• He was a great an example of humanism
• He was by making the school of Athens because it showed people doing great things
• That's a great painting because it has all the icons of the renaissance
• He was interested in daily life and what people did

MODERN WORLD

• He made a great impact on the world we live in
• Because he made paintings that we still talk about today
• His paintings are still inspiring to people to this day
• He is

SOURCES

• Biography.com
• http://arthistory.about.com/od/famous_paintings