Raphael

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Raphael

• Phillip Hansen
• Period 2

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Background

• Raphael is considered to be one of the greatest
  and most popular artists of all time
• Worked under the Pope
• Lived in Florence and Rome
• Raphael was an Italian Renaissance painter
• Died on his 37th birthday

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Childhood

• Born in Urbino, Italy on April 6, 1483.
• Birth name was Raffaello Sanzi then later changed
  to his baptismal name Raphael.
• Mother died in 1491 and his father died in 1494
  orphaning Raphael at age 11.
• First documented piece was an altarpiece for the
  church of San Nicola and was done at the age of
  17.

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Key Pieces School Of Athens

• Most famous piece
• Hidden people in artwork

Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Aristotle
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http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_of_Athens
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Key Pieces Cont. -Spasimo

• Made in 1516-1517.
• Christ falling on the way to Calvary.
• Picture of Christ stumbling underneath the weight
  of the cross and his Mother, Mary, reaching out
  her hands for help.

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Key Pieces Cont. The Madonnas

• All Madonna works done between 1500 and 1518.
• The child Madonna is holding resembles Christ.
• Shows the influence of Leonardo in serenity of
  expression and composition.

Madonna With the Fish
Madonna and Child
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Where Raphael Was Most Influential

• Raphael was most influential in Italy in the
  cities of Rome and Florence.
• In Rome he was the most influential of all
  painters as he was given the title of Prince of
  painters.

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Why Raphael Was Important

• Painted natural looking settings of people who
  looked real.
• Paintings are full of motion, gestures, and
  animation.
• Raphael was inferior to both Michelangelo and
  Titian.
• Part of the Big three which consisted of
  Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci.

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When Raphael Was Influential

• Raphael was most influential in the early 1500s
  during the Italian Renaissance.
• Even though he died young in his 37 years from
  1483 to 1520 he was influential on painting from
  that point on.
• Raphael even with other big name painters out
  there stood out during the Italian Renaissance.

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Effect on Renaissance

• Raphael was one of the top painters and he pushed
  painting to its limits.
• Worked under the pope and this led many people to
  become Christians from having a great figure in
  public working for the pope.
• Brought back Greek ideas by painting Greek gods
  in the Vatican Palace.

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Effect on Renaissance Cont.

• Raphael was so popular he became director of all
  the excavations in and near Rome.
• Designed and had decorations for many churches in
  Italy.
• Had many followers who followed in his footsteps
  including his most famous follower, Giulio
  Romano, who finished much of Raphael's unfinished
  works.

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Pictures/Self Portraits
Raphael is also seen in the kid TV show Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtle.
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Where Can Pictures Be Found Today?

• Spasimo can be found in the Museo del Prado of
  Madrid.
• The School of Athens can be found in Vatican,
  Rome.
• Madonna With the Fish can be found in the Museo
  del Prado of Madrid.
• Madonna and Child can be found in Norton Simon
  Museum of Art in Pasadena.
• Madonna of the Goldfish can be found in Florence,
  Italy.

Spasimo
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Conclusion
Raphael

• Raphael is considered one of the greatest artists
  of all time.
• Even though orphaned at a young age and dying at
  a young age he still made many great pieces of
  art.
• His most well known pieces are the Madonnas, The
  School of Athens, and Spasimo.
• Worked under the pope in the early 1500s.

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Bibliography

• Pioch, Nicolas. Raphael. Web Museum, Paris. 19
  June 2006. 4 April 2007. http//www.ibiblio.org/w
  m/paint/auth/rap hael.
• Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520). 4 April 2007.
  http//www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/malek/Raph ael.htm
  l.
• Raphael. Wikipedia. 8 April 2007. 4 April
  2007.http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael.