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Raphael Research Paper

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Escobar 1
Dania Escobar
Mr. Kim
World History P
6 February 2015

Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino or as many people know him, “Raphael” was a famous artist during the time of the renaissance. Raphael was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. Adding on to him being as artist and painter during the Italian Renaissance Raphael was also an architect during this time. He designed many building for the high renaissance. Giovanni Santi who was Raphael’s father was a painter for the Duke of Urbino, Federigo da Montefeltro. Due to his great talent Santi taught Raphael basic painting techniques at a very young age and showed him the principles of humanistic philosophy, at the court of the Duke of Urbino. At the young age of 8 in 1491 Raphael’s mother, Mågia, …show more content…

Raphael followed Perugino’s method of painting all of his life. Having been commissioned the Umbrian cities and courts provided a source of wealthy and potential clients for Raphael. Raphael produced high quality work at a very young age. Urbino, where Raphael was born was considered a place where many artists flourished. Raphael worked with Perugino for about four years. Raphael began learning more by studying the works of great masters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. He took along with him a lot of their techniques and style but also kept his own unique style while doing so. Many people liked and enjoyed Raphael’s company and considered him a friendly and social artist. Raphael received an important commission which was to paint the Coronation of the Virgin for the Oddi Chapel in the church of San Francesco, Perugia. This painting is now held in the Vatican Museum in Rome. In Raphael’s painting “The Marriage of the Virgin” you can see the relationships between the figures and the architecture. You can also see that the disposition of each figure in relation to the others is more informal and animated. The three small paintings that Raphael did after this one were “Vision of a Knight”, “Three Graces”, and “St Michael”. These paintings were examples of narrative paintings, showing youthful freshness and a maturing ability to control the elements of his own style. After a while Raphael’s desire for more knowledge on painting led him to look for more models to work from aside from Perugino. Raphael’s uncle Bartolomeo was subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother who his father remarried after Raphael’s mother died. Many say that after both his parents died he kept on living with his uncle and his stepmother. He lived with her when he wasn’t working as an apprentice with a master of the arts. Many of Raphael’s father’s friends say that Raphael was of great help to his father and he showed

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