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Raphael

Raphael

Birth
Urbino, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy
Death
6 Apr 1520 (aged 37)
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Burial
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
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Artist. Considered one of the greatest and most popular painters of all time, he was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino, Italy. His early training in art come from his father, the painter Giovanni Santi. In 1499, he went to Perugia and became a student and assistant of the painter Pietro Perugino. Raphael imitated his master closely and their paintings of this period are executed in styles so similar that art historians have found it difficult to determine which were painted by Raphael. In 1504, Raphael moved to Florence, where he studied the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Fra Bartolommeo. His development during his Florentine period can best be traced in his numerous Madonnas. Raphael's most important commissions during his stay in Florence came from Umbria. His most original composition of this period is the "Entombment of Christ." In 1508, he was called to Rome by Pope Julius II and commissioned to execute frescoes in four small rooms of the Vatican Palace. After the death of Pope Julius II in 1513 and the accession of Pope Leo X, Raphael's influence and responsibilities increased. He was made chief architect of Saint Peter's Basilica in 1514, and, a year later, was appointed director of all the excavations of antiquities in and near Rome. During this period, he also designed ten tapestries for the Sistine Chapel which illustrated the acts of Christ's apostles. In addition to these major undertakings, he executed a number of easel paintings, including a portrait of Pope Julius II, a series of Madonnas, and the world-famous Sistine Madonna. Other religious paintings during this period include the "Transfiguration," which was completed posthumously by the most notable of Raphael's many followers, Giulio Romano. Raphael died in Rome on his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520.
Artist. Considered one of the greatest and most popular painters of all time, he was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino, Italy. His early training in art come from his father, the painter Giovanni Santi. In 1499, he went to Perugia and became a student and assistant of the painter Pietro Perugino. Raphael imitated his master closely and their paintings of this period are executed in styles so similar that art historians have found it difficult to determine which were painted by Raphael. In 1504, Raphael moved to Florence, where he studied the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Fra Bartolommeo. His development during his Florentine period can best be traced in his numerous Madonnas. Raphael's most important commissions during his stay in Florence came from Umbria. His most original composition of this period is the "Entombment of Christ." In 1508, he was called to Rome by Pope Julius II and commissioned to execute frescoes in four small rooms of the Vatican Palace. After the death of Pope Julius II in 1513 and the accession of Pope Leo X, Raphael's influence and responsibilities increased. He was made chief architect of Saint Peter's Basilica in 1514, and, a year later, was appointed director of all the excavations of antiquities in and near Rome. During this period, he also designed ten tapestries for the Sistine Chapel which illustrated the acts of Christ's apostles. In addition to these major undertakings, he executed a number of easel paintings, including a portrait of Pope Julius II, a series of Madonnas, and the world-famous Sistine Madonna. Other religious paintings during this period include the "Transfiguration," which was completed posthumously by the most notable of Raphael's many followers, Giulio Romano. Raphael died in Rome on his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520.

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RAPHAEL SANCTIO IOANN[IS] F[ILIVS] VRBINAT[I] PICTOR EMINENTISS[IMVS] VETERVM[QVE] AEMVLVS CVIVS SPIRANTES PROPE IMAGINES SI CONTEMPLERE NATVRAE ATQVE ARTIS FOEDVS FACILE INSPEXERIS IVLII II ET LEONIS X PONTIF[ICVM] MAX[IMORUM] PICTVRA ET ARCHITECTVRA OPERIBVS GLORIAM AVXIT VIXIT AN[NOS] XXX[VII] INTEGER INTEGROS QVO DIE NATVS EST EO ESSE DESIIT VIII ID[VS] APRIL[IS] MDXX
ILLE HIC EST RAPHAEL TIMVIT QVO SOSPITE VINCI RERVM MAGNA PARENS ET MORIENTE MORI

[Raphael Santi, son of Giovanni of Urbino, most eminent painter and rival of the Ancients. Whose almost breathing images, if you contemplate them, you will easily perceive the union of Nature and Art. Under the Popes Julius II and Leo X, he increased their glory through works of painting and architecture. He lived 37 years, perfect and complete. On the day he was born, on that day he ceased to be: on the 6th of April, 1520.
This is Raphael. The great mother of all things feared to be conquered by him while he lived, and to die when he died.]

[[Raffael Santi, Sohn des Giovanni aus Urbino, hervorragendster Maler und Nachahmer der Alten. Dessen beinahe atmende Bilder, wenn du sie betrachtest, das Bündnis von Natur und Kunst leicht erkennen wirst. Unter den Päpsten Julius II. und Leo X. hat er durch Werke der Malerei und Architektur den Ruhm gemehrt. Er lebte 37 Jahre, vollkommen und untadelig. An dem Tag, an dem er geboren wurde, an dem hörte er auf zu sein: am 6. April 1520.
Dies ist Raffael. Die große Mutter der Dinge fürchtete, von ihm übertroffen zu werden, solange er lebte, und zu sterben, als er starb.]]

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  • Added: 22 Jun 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5760/raphael: accessed ), memorial page for Raphael (6 Apr 1483–6 Apr 1520), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5760, citing Pantheon Church, Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by Find a Grave.