Raphael
Raphael was a relevant and important artist who had many achievements and impacted the Renaissance.
Raphael progressed and changed as an artist as he had more experiences and became more successful; this progression was important to his own success and the influence he had on art in the Renaissance. Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy and his father, Giovanni Santi, was an artist and taught him the basics of painting. He began working with Perugino in 1504, but when he later arrived in Florence, it was clear his “Peruginesque” style was dated in comparison to recent innovations of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. This was also when he began a series of his Madonnas. A technique Raphael learned while with Perugino was fresco painting, which he went on to do for many commissions. He also worked as an architect, …show more content…
Raphael began his career already in the shadow of the two other greatest artists of the Renaissance, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. As was already stated, Raphael was heavily influenced by both artists when he moved to Florence and began developing a more original style there. As result of Leonardo’s influence on Raphael in Florence, his artistic personality was fairly made up of his avid examination of the principles of the modeling, design, and expressive depth of Leonardo’s artistic style. And although he studied Leonardo’s paintings and began his career in his shadow, Raphael is now seen as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. On the other hand, Raphael learned from Michelangelo, but later in his career the two were in a viscious competition. In Rome, they were both working in the Vatican Palace, Raphael arriving just as Michelangelo was beginning work on the Sistine Chapel. The two had an intense rivalry even including Michelangelo accusing Raphael of conspiring to poison
Raphael was a relevant and important artist who had many achievements and impacted the Renaissance.
Raphael progressed and changed as an artist as he had more experiences and became more successful; this progression was important to his own success and the influence he had on art in the Renaissance. Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy and his father, Giovanni Santi, was an artist and taught him the basics of painting. He began working with Perugino in 1504, but when he later arrived in Florence, it was clear his “Peruginesque” style was dated in comparison to recent innovations of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. This was also when he began a series of his Madonnas. A technique Raphael learned while with Perugino was fresco painting, which he went on to do for many commissions. He also worked as an architect, …show more content…
Raphael began his career already in the shadow of the two other greatest artists of the Renaissance, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. As was already stated, Raphael was heavily influenced by both artists when he moved to Florence and began developing a more original style there. As result of Leonardo’s influence on Raphael in Florence, his artistic personality was fairly made up of his avid examination of the principles of the modeling, design, and expressive depth of Leonardo’s artistic style. And although he studied Leonardo’s paintings and began his career in his shadow, Raphael is now seen as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. On the other hand, Raphael learned from Michelangelo, but later in his career the two were in a viscious competition. In Rome, they were both working in the Vatican Palace, Raphael arriving just as Michelangelo was beginning work on the Sistine Chapel. The two had an intense rivalry even including Michelangelo accusing Raphael of conspiring to poison