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Raphael (artist)
This category covers the life and work of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, commonly called Raphael (1483-1520). He worked first in Florence, then in Rome, where he painted the famous murals in the Raffaello Sanzio da Urbinoatican (the Stanze). He is one of the three most famous painters in the Italian High Renaissance.
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Maria Bibbiena was his fiancée. Some people believe Raphael secretly married his mistress, Margherita Luti.
What is the name of the fresco in the Vatican palace by Raphael?
There are several but the most famous one is "The School of Athens"
Did Raphael Sanzio preceed Giovanni Santi in death?
No, Raphael Sanzio did not precede Giovanni Santi in death. Giovanni Santi, who was Raphael's father, died in 1494, while Raphael himself passed away later, in 1520. Therefore, Giovanni Santi died before his son.
Raphael is one of three archangels mentioned in scripture and the lead character in the deutero-canonical book of Tobit in which he traveled with (and guarded) Tobiah, and cured a man's blindness; hence his connection with travelers, young people, blindness, healing and healers.
What does the painting Angels by Raphael have to do with the Renaissance?
Simply that Raphael lived during the Renaissance.
What is the importance of Raphael?
Raphael was young, rich, out-going Person, and well as being enormously talented. Him and Leonardo and Michelangelo, is considered one of the three Great Names of the High Renaissance in Italy. His work is characterized by perfect use of color, balance of composition, and sweetness in the subjects of his paintings. His early death brought about what came to be acknowledged as the end of the Italian Renaissance.Pope Julius II Invited Raphael to Rome in 1508 where he was Hired to complete the fresco decoration of a number of rooms in the Vatican. The best known of this is The school of Athens.Considered to be one of the greatest gems of miniature paintings, this Madonna was painted for Alfonso di Diamenti a friend of Raphaels. The Virgin stands in open air reading, while the child touches and looks into the same book Mary is dressed in Marian colors: red tunic and blue mantle with hood over her head. The child's playfulness reflects ease and security in his mother's arms. The pretty landscape in the background suggests the passage from winter to spring.
The painting was sold by Count Scipione Connestabile to the Empress of Russia in 1871.
In the late 1504s Raphael moved to Florence where he met with Leonardo and greatly affected his style. changing his sense of color, Raphael attempted to match color and light; light and shadow, he created the impression of movement and action. This is what Vasari calls the "dolcezza ne' colori unita," the sweet harmony of colors.
Reason 1#.... He was the greatest designer of the Renaissance. Raphael influenced painters up to the 1900's. He made people think of personality when they looked at his paintings. He had a huge impact on the art World and his paintings are bringing in more money then any other painter within History
Reason 2#....Raphael put realistic emotions on to paintings. He changed the way people look at art.
What is Little Angels by Raphael supposed to represent?
The little angels are not a separate work of art, but details of a larger work, called the "Sistine Madonna", not to be confused with Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel. Watch it by following the link below!
According to Vasari, Raphael's premature death on Good Friday (April 6, 1520) (possibly his 37th birthday), was caused by a night of excessive sex with Luti, after which he fell into a fever and, not telling his doctors that this was its cause, was given the wrong cure, which killed him.
Did Raphael Sanzio have a wife?
Officially, no.
He is rumored to have had a wife. This has not been proved. But it was known that he had a mistress, Margherita Luti.
Wikipedia:
He never married, but in 1514 became engaged to Maria Bibbiena, Cardinal Medici Bibbiena's niece.
When Raphael died nature wept an inscription on Raphaels tomb in the Pantheon?
No,the inscription in his marble sarcophagus, an elegiac distich written by Pietro Bembo, reads: "Ille hic est Raffael, timuit quo sospite vinci, rerum magna parens et moriente mori." Meaning: "Here lies that famous Raphael by whom Nature feared to be conquered while he lived, and when he was dying, feared herself to die."
Who was Raphael that lived during the renaissance?
No, he is not alive because he died in February 18, 1564 age 88
What influenced raffaello sanzio da urbino?
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, commonly known as Raphael, was influenced by various factors, including the artistic styles of his contemporaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, whose use of perspective and human form deeply impacted his work. He was also inspired by the classical ideals of beauty from ancient Roman and Greek art, which he integrated into his compositions. Additionally, Raphael's experience in the vibrant artistic environment of Florence and his later work in the Vatican, where he created significant frescoes, further shaped his artistic vision and techniques.
Did Raphael paint Pope Leo X with two cardinals when they were posing?
No. What happens is that the artist makes a sketch of the subjects when posing, then starts then starts making the oil painting from the sketch. In most cases the persons then have to pose again.
Where can you sell a Raphael Leon watch?
At its website. I have one but I want to sell it because I'm dead broke. Good watch tho!
Who commissioned Raphael's work?
Many people paid him to paint their portraits, some works were commissioned by churches. But the very large fresco works in the Vatican were commissioned by Pope Julius II, as was the Sistine Madonna.
St. Raphael the Archangel was not born. He was created by God in Heaven.
When was Marriage of the Virgin by Raphael started?
Raphael painted 'The Marriage of the Virgin' circa 1504. It is an oil on wood panel measuring 64 x 46.5 inches.
