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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.
He was given a series of important commissions there and elsewhere in the city, and began to work as an architect. He was still at the height of his powers at his death in 1520. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his early death at 37, leaving a large body of work.
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 · A leading figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas," including the Sistine Madonna, and for his large figure compositions in the Palace of the...
21 wrz 2021 · Raphael was a great painter, architect, and archaeologist who influenced the Renaissance in Italy and beyond. He painted frescoes, portraits, and cartoons, and preserved ancient ruins and inscriptions.
Raphael was a prolific and influential Italian painter, printmaker, and architect of the High Renaissance. He created masterpieces such as The Marriage of the Virgin, The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament, and the Raphael Rooms in the Vatican.
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.
