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16 sie 2024 · Raphael (born April 6, 1483, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino [Italy]—died April 6, 1520, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was a master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican.
Michelangelo is one of the most famous Renaissance artists whose works have managed to survive and remain in good condition to this day. 3. Raphael. Another one of the most prominent figures from the Renaissance period is Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, who is best known simply as Raphael.
For centuries Raphael has been recognised as the supreme High Renaissance painter, more versatile than Michelangelo and more prolific than their older contemporary Leonardo. Though he died at 37, Raphael's example as a paragon of classicism dominated the academic tradition of European painting until the mid-19th century.
Raphael died on Good Friday, April 6, 1520, which was possibly his 37th birthday. [e] Vasari says that Raphael had also been born on a Good Friday, which in 1483 fell on March 28, [f] and that the artist died from exhaustion brought on by unceasing romantic interests while he was working on the Loggia. [92]
23 lut 2021 · Death of Raphael. Compared to the other great artists of the trinity who lived to their old age, Raphael died suddenly at a young age of 37. Historian Vasari claims that his death came as a result of a night of passion with one of his mistresses. The master painter was ill for about fifteen days before dying on Good Friday, April 6, 1520.
21 sie 2020 · Raphael (1483-1520) was an Italian painter and architect who is regarded as one of the greatest of Renaissance artists alongside Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Raphael's works are celebrated for their harmonious composition and vibrant colouring.
14 wrz 2022 · On April 6, 1520, Raphael’s 37th birthday, he died suddenly and unexpectedly of mysterious causes in Rome, Italy. He had been working on his largest painting on canvas, The Transfiguration ...
