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Raphael or Raffaello (April 6 1483 – April 6, 1520) was a master painter and architect of the Florentine school in the Italian High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and softness of his paintings. He was also called Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi, Raffaello da Urbino or Rafael Sanzio da Urbino.
Biography
The surname Sanzio derives from the latinization of the Italian, Santi, into Santius (also, when signing solely using his baptismal name, "Raphael"). His father, Santi Giovanni, was also a painter in the court of Urbino.In 1491 his mother Màgia died and his father then died on 1 August 1494. Thus orphaned at eleven, Raffaello was entrusted to his uncle Bartolomeo, a priest. He had already shown talent, as recounted by his contemporary Giorgio Vasari - he tells that since childhood Raphael had been "a great help to his father". Unfortunately it is not known precisely how Raphael assisted and, lacking any documentation on this part of his life, his formative phase remains unknown.
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Art Gallery: Raphael - A virtual gallery of the artists paintings in a beautiful format. Featuring the so famous paintings with the two Angels.
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Brian Yoder's Art Gallery and Critic's Corner - Raphael's The School of Athens, with a brief discussion. A few other works are presented as well.
CGFA: Raphael - Carol Gerten's image archive, with many great scans of works by Raphael.
Life of an Artist: Raphael - Biography of the painter as written by Giorgio Vasari. Includes an image gallery.
Olga's Gallery: Raphael - Comprehensive collection of artist's works with a biography and historical comments.
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Web Gallery of Art: Raphael - Hungary-based image archive with a variety of Raphael's works available online.
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