|
Raphael Sanzio or Raffaello (April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520) was an Italian master painter and architect of the Florentine school in High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings. In 1491, his mother Magia died; his father died on August 1, 1494, having already remarried. Orphaned at eleven, Raphael was entrusted to his uncle Bartolomeo, a priest. At the end of 1508, he moved to Rome and was immediately commissioned by Julius II to paint some of the rooms at his palace at the Vatican. Raphael was highly admired by his contemporaries. When compared to Michelangelo and Titian, he was sometimes considered inferior; at the same time, it was maintained that none of them shared all the qualities possessed by Raphael, "ease" in particular.
|
