Raffaello Sanzio da Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.Urbino.

Anastasia ShilinaAnastasia Shilina..

Raphael was born Raphael was born on the 6 April or 28 on the 6 April or 28 March 1483 March 1483 in the in the small Central small Central Italian city of Italian city of UrbinoUrbino in the  in the MarcheMarche region region..

He He waswas a a painterpainter and  and 

architесtarchitесt of the  of the HighHigh RenaissanceRenaissance. .

Early life and work.Early life and work. His mother Màgia died in 1491 when His mother Màgia died in 1491 when

Raphael was eight Raphael was eight and his father and his father Giovanni Santi Giovanni Santi in 1494. The fin 1494. The father ather was a painter and poet, so the first was a painter and poet, so the first experience of the artist Rafael experience of the artist Rafael received in his father's workshop.received in his father's workshop.

His first documented work was the His first documented work was the BaronciBaronci altarpiecealtarpiece for the church of  for the church of Saint Saint NicholasNicholas ofof TolentinoTolentino

In the following years he painted In the following years he painted works for other churches, works for other churches, including including the "the "MondMond CrucifixionCrucifixion" (about 1503) " (about 1503) and the and the BreraBrera  WeddingWedding ofof thethe VirginVirgin (1504), the  (1504), the OddiOddi AltarpieceAltarpiece.  . 

He also visited Florence in He also visited Florence in 1504 1504 and and he began to paint he began to paint MadonnasMadonnas and  and portraits. portraits.

Mond Crucifixion The Oddi Altar-piece

Wedding of the Virgin

Influence of Florence.

Here, he meHere, he mett Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Bartolomeo della Porta Michelangelo, Bartolomeo della Porta and many other Florentine artisans. and many other Florentine artisans. Carefully studieCarefully studiedd the technique of the technique of painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and MichelangeloMichelangelo..

Saint Catherine of AlexandriaSaint Catherine of Alexandria, , 1507, borrows from the pose of 1507, borrows from the pose of Leonardo'sLeonardo's LedaLeda

Deposition of Christ, 1507, drawing from Roman sarcophagi.

In Florence Raphael created about 20 In Florence Raphael created about 20 Madonnas. Although the subjects are Madonnas. Although the subjects are standard: Madonna or holding a Baby standard: Madonna or holding a Baby in her arms, or he plays alongside in her arms, or he plays alongside with John the Baptist, all of the with John the Baptist, all of the Madonna are individual and they are Madonna are individual and they are particularly maternal charmparticularly maternal charm..

F.e. F.e. The The AnsideiAnsidei MadonnaMadonna, ca. 1505, ca. 1505,, The The MadonnaMadonna ofof thethe MeadowMeadow, , ca.1506, ca.1506, 

Granduca Madonna, Madonna of the Madonna of the PinksPinks, , Madonna and child with Saint Madonna and child with Saint John the BaptistJohn the Baptist..

Roman period.Roman period.

By the end of 1508, he had moved to By the end of 1508, he had moved to Rome, where he lived for the rest of his Rome, where he lived for the rest of his life.  He was invited by the new life.  He was invited by the new PopePope JuliusJulius II II. . This first of the famous "Stanze" or "This first of the famous "Stanze" or "RaphaelRaphael RoomsRooms" to be painted, now always " to be painted, now always known as the known as the Stanza della SegnaturaStanza della Segnatura after  after its use in Vasari's time, was to make a its use in Vasari's time, was to make a stunning impact on Roman art, and stunning impact on Roman art, and remains generally regarded as his greatest remains generally regarded as his greatest masterpiecemasterpiece, , containing containing The School of The School of AthensAthens, , The ParnassusThe Parnassus and the  and the DisputaDisputa. .

Sistine Madonna. Transfiguration

ArchitectureArchitecture

After Bramante's death in 1514, After Bramante's death in 1514, Raphael was named architect of the Raphael was named architect of the new Stnew St.. Peter's. He designed many Peter's. He designed many buildings, and for a short time was buildings, and for a short time was the most important architect in the most important architect in Rome, working for a small circle Rome, working for a small circle around the Papacy.around the Papacy.

Private life and deathPrivate life and death He never married. He never married. Raphael Raphael dead on dead on

the 6 April 1520.the 6 April 1520.

La Fornarina, Raphael's mistress

The inscription in his marble The inscription in his marble sarcophagus, an elegiac distich sarcophagus, an elegiac distich written by Pietro Bembo, reads: written by Pietro Bembo, reads: "Here lies that famous Raphael by "Here lies that famous Raphael by whom Nature feared to be conquered whom Nature feared to be conquered while he lived, and when he was while he lived, and when he was dying, feared herself to die.“dying, feared herself to die.“

"Здесь покоится великий Рафаэль, "Здесь покоится великий Рафаэль, при жизни которого природа при жизни которого природа боялась быть побежденной, а боялась быть побежденной, а после его смерти она боялась после его смерти она боялась умереть". умереть".

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