Raffaello Sanzi

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Raffaello Sanzi

• -visual grandeur-

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Early Years

• born in Urbino in 1483
• received his first instruction in
• the techniques of painting from
• his father, Giovanni Sanzi
• Giovanni introduces him to the humanist court of
  Urbino, one of Italys most active cultural
  centers

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Pious Apprentice

• At the age of fourteen, Raffaello is sent to a
  very talented teacher called Pietro Perugino
• Perugino and his paintings have a strong
  influence on Raffaellos early artworks
• With his great understanding of art, Raffaello
  quickly surpasses his teacher and ventures out on
  his own to the great city of Florence

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From Apprentice to Master

• In Florence, Raffaello finds a very competitive
  environment
• He adopts new painting techniques such as
  shading, anatomy, and frozen action
• His style is influenced by that of Michelangelo
  and Leonardo Da Vinci
• In just a few years, he earns the title of
  prince of painters and becomes the most
  sought-after artist in the city

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• Masterpieces
• The School of Athens

• The Dispute

• The Dispute
• commissioned by Julius and the Pope Leo X,
  Raffaello paints the apartments of Vatican

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• The Fire
• of Borgo

• Detail from The
• Cardinal Virtues

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• One of the most frequently discussed and most
  loved paintings of the Renaissance is Raphael's
  Sistine Madonna.
• For many people it remains the supreme example of
  western painting, and its popularity is virtually
  as great as that of the Mona Lisa

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• After finishing the frescos in the Vatican
  Palace, Raffaello went on to the Stanza
  dEliodoro (1511 and 1514)
• Here, with unparalleled talent, he depicted
  Christian historical events, illustrating
  salvation and divine intervention
• Throughout his artistic career, Raffaello went
  back many times to paintings portraying Madonna
  and child

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Last days

• Raffaello painted more then forty Madonnas before
  his untimely death in 1520
• After suffering in bed for fifteen days, he died
  on his birthday at the young age of 37
• In his short life, Raffaello summarized and
  embodied the entire course of Italian humanism
• He ranks along with Leonardo or Michelangelo as
  one of the greatest artists of all time

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• Raffaellos last piece
• of artwork was the
• monumental
• Transfiguration
• The painting was
• carried with him
• during the funeral
• procession

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WORKS CITED

• http//www.studyworld.com/newsite/ReportEssay/Biog
  raphy/FamousPeople5CRaffaello_Sanzio.html
• http//www.artchive.com/artchive/R/raphael.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello