RAPHAEL SANZIO

QUICK FACTS

• He is a famous painter from the renaissance
• Born in Renaissance hill town Urbino, Italy on April 6, 1483
• He was engaged for 7 years, she died 6 months after him
• Died on his birthday 37 years late
• He died on his birthday

MAJOR ACHIEVMENTS

• Invited to paint the Sistine chapel but turned it down and recommended Michael Angelo
• Michael Angelo and Raphael worked on worked on The Vatican at the same time
• Painted a portrait for Pope Julius II

MAJOR EVENTS

• He recommended Michael Angelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine chapel
• He was commissioned be Pope Julian II to create a large scale fresco the School of Athens
• Painted the Madonna of the Meadow

BELIEFS OF RAPHAEL

• He wanted wanted to break free of the church and government
• He was a catholic and many people believe he showed this in his paintings
• He believed in living life in the fullest

QUOTES OF/ABOUT RAPHAEL

• "When one painting does not think"- Raphael
• "All of his art of lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on"-Henry Ellis

HE IS A HUMANIST

• As you can tell in his painting, The School Of Athens, he as a big fan of education
• His paintings were so realistic, because he wanted to capture humans
• He wanted to teach people with his paintings, and he wanted to make people want to learn

SITES

• Romanempiretour.com
• Kgbanswers.com
• Totallyhistory.com

HE REVOLUTIONIZED THE MODERN WORLD

• His paintings were so realistic that people now know what life looked like back then
• Inspired people to learn through his paintings
• He is idolized by many people today