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Curiosities
6th April 2020
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that …
"Celebrating Raphael on 500th anniversary of his death
April the 6th marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the famous Italian Renaissance artist and architect, Raphael Sanzio who died at the age of just 37. We take a closer look at the life and work of Raphael and explore his connection to the history of the Vatican’s artistic heritage.
By Susy Hodges
Raphael was born on April 6th 1483 in the town of Urbino in central Italy where his father worked as an artist at the court of the local duke. On leaving Urbino in 1500, Raphael went first to Perugia where he served as an apprentice for 4 years before moving to Florence.
Raphael was fascinated and heavily influenced by the works of other great Renaissance artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo but developed his own unique and highly expressive personal style of painting. During this period of his career he produced a series of paintings of the Madonna and also became a well known painter of portraits. (…)"
(in https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2020-04/raphael-500-anniversary-vatican-exhibition.html)
Click the link above and listen to the report by Susy Hodges
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