500 years after the death of Raphael
On April 6, 1520, Raffaello Sanzio died, undisputed icon of Italian and world art and genius of Renaissance painting.
The great artist from Urbino is celebrated throughout Italy with various exhibitions.
Raffaello Sanzio was born in 1483, son of Giovanni de' Santi, a painter.
Thanks to his father's profession, he has the opportunity to access the halls of the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino, the artistic center of the Renaissance, where he admires and studies the best works of Italian art.
He studied with the painter Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci: il Perugino. He moved to Città di Castello, where he began to produce his first works.
Raphael worked in various cities such as Siena, Florence, in fact his Florentine period is known.
His fame grew exponentially, also thanks to memorable works such as the Marriage of the Virgin (1504).
Trinity and Saints (1505)
and the Baglioni Altarpiece (1507)
In 1508 he was called directly by Pope Julius II, who wanted to renew the art of the capital; he thus dedicated himself to the papal rooms: Segnatura, Eliodoro and to the tapestries of the Sistine Chapel.
Having become one of the greatest artists in Italy, he opened his own workshop, teaching the art to many promising young people: Lotti, Vincidor and Tamagni.
Raphael was also a great architect collaborating in the design of St. Peter's Basilica and other important Roman buildings.
He died on April 6, 1520 at the age of only 37, however leaving the memory of him over the centuries as one of the greatest artists in the world.
The great artist from Urbino is celebrated throughout Italy with various exhibitions.
Raffaello Sanzio was born in 1483, son of Giovanni de' Santi, a painter.
Thanks to his father's profession, he has the opportunity to access the halls of the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino, the artistic center of the Renaissance, where he admires and studies the best works of Italian art.
He studied with the painter Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci: il Perugino. He moved to Città di Castello, where he began to produce his first works.
Raphael worked in various cities such as Siena, Florence, in fact his Florentine period is known.
His fame grew exponentially, also thanks to memorable works such as the Marriage of the Virgin (1504).
Trinity and Saints (1505)
and the Baglioni Altarpiece (1507)
In 1508 he was called directly by Pope Julius II, who wanted to renew the art of the capital; he thus dedicated himself to the papal rooms: Segnatura, Eliodoro and to the tapestries of the Sistine Chapel.
Having become one of the greatest artists in Italy, he opened his own workshop, teaching the art to many promising young people: Lotti, Vincidor and Tamagni.
Raphael was also a great architect collaborating in the design of St. Peter's Basilica and other important Roman buildings.
He died on April 6, 1520 at the age of only 37, however leaving the memory of him over the centuries as one of the greatest artists in the world.