He died when Raphael was eleven, and Raphael seems to have played a role in managing the family workshop from this point. He probably trained in the workshop of Pietro Perugino, and was described.

Raphael, master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance, best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican. His work is admired for its clarity of form.

Raphael (1483-1520) was an Italian painter and architect who is regarded as one of the greatest of Renaissance artists alongside Michelangelo (1475-1564) and...

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Raphael translated the High Renaissance ideals of beauty in breathtaking paintings that made his images iconic, and his name a legend.

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Raphael (Raffaello Santi) was born in Urbino where his father, Giovanni Santi, was court painter. He almost certainly began his training there and must have known works by Mantegna, Uccello, and Piero.

Raphael (Rafaello di Giovanni Santi; 14831520) is celebrated today as one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance and became an enormous influence on artists in his own.