Raphael Sanzio

By Kenneth Lin

Genesis

March 28th, 1483 – April 6, 1520Famous works:

The School of Athens (1510-1511)Alba Madonna (1511)

Icon of standard Renaissance art Self-portrait of Raphael

Sanzio, renown Renaissance artist

Awakening

Exposed to art from an early ageFather, Giovanni Sanzio, was a court painter to the Duke of UrbinoUncle was a priest

Painting by Giovanni Sanzio, Christ Supported by

Two Angels

Ascension

Self-portrait of Raphael Sanzio in his teenage years

Mother died in 1491, father 1494Orphaned at 11When mother died, Placed in workshop of Umbrian master Pietro PeruginoWorked hard despite hard childhoodMaster at 1501, age of 18

Contrivance

September 3rd, 1501 – finished first commissioned work – Baronci altarpiece1504-1508 in FlorenceTook great influence from Leonardo da Vinci’s work

The Madonna of the Meadow, based on Mona

Lisa’s pyramidal composition technique

Zenith

End of 1508, moved to Rome, lived there for rest of his lifePope Julius II – commissioned RaphaelFamous pieces

The School of AthensAlba Madonna

Peak at 1511

The School of Athens, 1510-1511

Alba Madonna, 1511

Contemplation

More realistic

Less realistic

High Renaissance

Early Renaissance

Pre-Renaissance

Mine

To portray religious themes

To record happenings

Purpose

For funand to make a living

Cataclysm

Had many affairs, one of which was with Margherita Luti (baker’s daughter)A night of excessive sex -> feverNot telling doctors the cause, given wrong cureFuneral extremely grandDeath on Good Friday

Revolution

Changed the way people look at artPersonalityHoly Madonna

Not appreciated much in contemporary times , but was an icon of the Renaissance

Vicissitude

Characteristics of Raphaelistic art:Calm, serenePerfection in formGreat attention to detail

Seen widely in Renaissance art

Graph of the BibleSites -

"Raphael Sanzio." Penn State Mont Alto Home Page. The Pennsylvania State University. 5 Dec 2008 <http://egghead.psu.edu/~nlf2/Ren.art/raphael.html>.Melanie and Leah. "RAPHAEL." Yukon Education Student Network. The Pennsylvania State University. 5 Dec 2008 <http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/raphael.html>."Raphael." Mark Harden's Artchive. Artchive. 5 Dec 2008 <http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/raphael.html>.Asiado, Tel. "Raphael - High Renaissance Painter: Youngest of the School Art Masters." Painting/Drawing @ Suite101.com. Suite101. 5 Dec 2008 <http://paintingdrawing.suite101.com/article.cfm/raphael_beauty_in_harmony>."Raphael." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Dec 2008, 21:23 UTC. 6 Dec 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raphael&oldid=255497397>."Baronci altarpiece." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 21 Sep 2008, 18:30 UTC. 6 Dec 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baronci_altarpiece&oldid=240049334>.

Pictures –http://www.kicksonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/w020070918334976197227.jpghttp://www.dl.ket.org/webmuseum/wm/paint/auth/raphael/altoviti.jpghttp://www.wga.hu/art/r/raphael/5roma/1/06alba.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Raphael_colonna_01.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Raphael_missing.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Sanzio_00.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Raffael_030.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Sanzio_01.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Melisende-Psalter_f9v.jpg