Raphael Raffaello Sanzio 1483 1520 In the beginning

Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) 1483 – 1520

In the beginning…. • Born in Urbino, Italy in 1483 • Received first instruction in painting from his father, Giovanni Santi • At the age of seventeen, he was sent to Perugia to become an apprentice under the highly regarded Perugino • He learned how to organize his composition and avoid excessive detail

St. George Fighting the Dragon (1503 -06)

The Betrothal of the Virgin (1504) • He was 21 when he painted this piece • Painted under the advisement of Perugino • It is said that his teacher painted some of the faces

The Peak Years! • In 1508, Julius II sent for Raphael • Julius commissioned Raphael to decorate papal rooms with theological themes • Raphael had to recruit pupils and assistants because it was such an ambitious commission • This started in 1509, and in the process he broke away from his passion of detail

The Peak Years Continue! • Less detail helped him to expand his style of composition by presenting itself as a homogeneous whole • He starts to show his new style of composition in the paintings Disputation Concerning The Holy Sacrament and The School of Athens

Disputation Concerning The Holy Sacrament

The School of Athens

The Later Years! • Raphael’s figures and compositions became part of the harmonious balance which had a significant impact on the High Renaissance • Over the years, Raphael’s work was influenced by Michelangelo • Michelangelo did not ever let anyone forget this, written in a letter in 1541, he said “everything he knew about art he got from me” • In 1514 Raphael was appointed architect of St. Peter’s • While in Rome he did a number of important paintings, Self Portrait with Friend and Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals

Self Portrait with Friend

Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals