Raffaello Sanzio Biography
Sanzio Raffaello (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) Raffaello Sanzio was an Italian painter and architect, representative of the Renaissance ideal. The stimuli of the cultural center of Urbino and the study of the works of Piero della Francesca and Luciano Laurana influenced the artist's training. Subsequently he also obtained excellent results during his subsequent apprenticeship in Perugino's workshop. Raphael later moved to Florence, coming into contact with a stimulating environment and with great artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo. The artist, during the Florentine period, dedicated himself above all to the creation of portraits and the famous Madonnas, combining the nuance and pyramidal composition, typical of Leonardo, with the dynamic tension of Michelangelo. During the Roman period, the artist created some of his greatest masterpieces, such as the decoration of the Vatican Rooms and many others. He soon took on a large number of painting assignments and tasks, so much so that he had to create a real entrepreneurial workshop. With the death of Bramante (1514) Raphael was appointed architect of the factory of S. Pietro. In the last decade he created a series of masterpieces, from portraits to the most famous sacred altarpieces.
