raphael

Title: raphael
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raphael

Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (1483-1520) Raffaelo Sanzio was the youngest of the three giants of the High Renaissance. He was born in Urbino in 1483 and received his first instruction in the techniques of painting from his father, Giovanni Santi, a minor artist. Urbino is where Raphael spent his youth. At Federico's court, Raphael was introduced to the works of such artists as Paolo Uccello, Melozzo da Forlí, and Francesco di Giorgio, as well as the Flemish artists …showed first 75 words of 458 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 458 total…Fra Angelicoin the Vatican and by Gentile da Fabriano in the Lateran more generous style, appropriate to the might of the Roman papacy, was now the order of the day. Raphael found himself obliged to recruit an increasing number of pupils and assistants for the task, so much so that in the later rooms, in particular, it is not always easy to distinguish between the various hands. He died in 1520 at the age of 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**

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