One of the greatest Italian artists in history was also one of the three most famous masters of the High Renaissance. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) can be described as the embodiment of the Renaissance period. The famous artist was also one of the first superstars of his time. Raphael’s early death in 1520 at …
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When Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) moved to Rome in the year 1508, he quickly became one of the most sought-after artists in the city. He attracted the patronage of Pope Julius II and produced some of the most amazing frescoes of his career at the Apostolic Palace. The School of Athens and The Parnassus …
When Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), a Renaissance master better known as “Raphael,” moved to Rome in the early 16th century, he wanted to make a name for himself. The copious amounts of talent that this Italian artist was blessed with allowed him to achieve that in a manner that only the greatest artists in …
Every renowned artist has to start somewhere, and this is one of the first monumental paintings by Raphael. He was one of the leading Renaissance artists of the early 16th century and became a source of inspiration for numerous artists who followed him. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at some of the …
The exact whereabouts of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) in the early 16th century are a bit hazy. The Renaissance master probably lived a nomadic life as he traveled from one Italian city to another to complete his commissions. Despite this notion, some art historians still refer to the period between 1504 and 1508 as …
The High Renaissance was a period that extreme talent converged in various cities in Italy, including Florence and Rome. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) was one of these talented Renaissance artists who became a superstar of his time. He produced multiple Madonna paintings during the first decade of the 16th century and one of the …
The High Renaissance was one of the fascinating periods in the history of Western art. Several of the greatest artists in history produced some of the world’s ultimate treasures. One of these artists was Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), better known as Raphael. Although his life was cut short due to a mysterious illness at …