Raphael

The Marriage of the Virgin, also known as the Sposalizio, is a painting completed by Raphael Sanzio in 1504. Raphael was a renowned artist of the Renaissance and master of the Neo-Classical style. His famous pieces also include, but are not limited to, The Alba Madonna, The School of Athens, and The Sistine Madonna. Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy and was mentored by Pietro Perugino, whose influence on the young master can be seen especially clearly in Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin. The Marriage

Raphael was born in the Renaissance Italian city-state of Urbino in central Italy. Urbino was said to be one of the cultural centers of Italy, a place where artists went to be successful. His father, Giovanni, was a painter and poet for the local Duke. As at a young age, Raphael started leaning basics of painting from his father. His father died when he was 11 years old. Even after the death of his father, Raphael never gave up on art. Working out of his father’s workshop, he improved his artistic

Renaissance: Linear Perspective Maurice Young ART/101 July 21, 2013 Sara Shreve Renaissance: Linear Perspective One of the major roles of the artist is to enable the viewer to see the world in a new and innovative way. This task was a major challenge for the Renaissance artist before the 14th century on account of the artist not having the eyes to see or the skills to introduce the world to linear perspective. Smarthistory (2013) states that linear perspective “creates an illusion

Biography of Raphael "While we may term other works paintings, those of Raphael are living things; the flesh palpitates, the breath comes and goes, every organ lives, life pulsates everywhere." -- Vasari Raphael was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6, 1483, and received his early training in art from his father, the painter Giovanni Santi. In 1499 he went to Perugia, in Umbria, and became a student and assistant of the painter Perugino. Raphael imitated his master

been the central station for this massively celebrated time of revival of knowledge either lost or forgotten. Italy hosted the birth of the personalities, the present knows as the Renaissance Masters with Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, Fra Bartolomeo, Masaccio being some of the most prominent figures. The period of Enlightenment that followed the Renaissance celebrated the ideas revived in its preceding era. Rationalism, Individualism, Skepticism and so on were some of the key

Humanism is the intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities, which include grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history. Humanities were very important during the Renaissance and still are today. As the power of the Catholic Church decreased, many people turned away from religious morality and focused on studies of the liberal arts to prepare for life. As a result of this, humanism influenced the whole continent of Europe. Along with literature, art was

Though the Renaissance era included all of Europe, Italy was the cradle of the movement. The cities of Florence, Rome and Venice were of great importance to this period. Major artists created art mainly in these three. As the center of Italy, Rome held the residence of the Pope and many other important factors. Throughout history, the Roman Catholic Church was very insistent on promoting their ideas. During this time, they used artists and their creativity to promote the Bible and other aspects

Biography of Raphael “While we may term other works paintings, those of Raphael are living things; the flesh palpitates, the breath comes and goes, every organ lives, life pulsates everywhere.”                           -- Vasari Raphael was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6, 1483, and received his early training in art from his father, the

After the decline and disappearance of the Roman Empire, the Italian Renaissance was introduced to the European culture. The Italian Renaissance was the revival of the Greek and Roman cultures in forms of art, education, and literature. The Renaissance originally began in Florence, Italy during the time of 14 A.D and eventually began to expand throughout western and northern Europe in 15 A.D. The rebirthing of these ancient cultures brought much awareness and knowledge to the Italian society and

creativity to the old arts and the old ways of doing things. The renaissance was different than the dark ages because the renaissance was an explosion of learning the old ways. The 4 artest where Jan van Eyck, Raphael, Bruegel, and Donatello. Jan van Eyck is best known for his art work. Raphael is best known for his work at the school of athens. Bruegel is best know for St. peter's basilica. Donatello is best know for the statue of david. In fact, Leonardo da Vinci was the greatest Renaissance artist