Comparing Raphael and Dali

Raphael from Urbino in Italy, the time of Rachael’s youth the Urbino was central to the intellectual, artistic core of Italy. This being a stimulating environment for a young person to mature. He had a comfortable upbringing from an intellectual family. His father Giovanni di Sante di Piero was a painter of some distinction influencing his career choice. Every circumstance of his youth encouraged him toward the arts. His surroundings of grand architecture such as the ducal palace built by Luciano Laurana for Duke of Montefeltro and decorated with valuables by Piero della Francesca among others and the peaceful countryside surrounding would have been sources of inspiration. His father died in 1494 trusting Evangelista di Pian di Mileto his son. Evangelista was an unpretentious artist and an admirer of Perugino and in 1495 Timoteo Viti who rec

ently returned from Francesso Francia’s workshop. Evangelist taught Raphael the art of painting and when Raphael viewed Viti’s delicate Style he was inspired. These inspirations of Evangelista and his fathers became Raphael’s substructures. The meeting of Raphael and Perugino influencing the way in which he looked at his work. His earlier work was influence by Piero dela Francesca’s awareness of soft rhythms of landscapes and strong figures. Raphael became Perugino’s apprentice his influence not taking straightaway due to not having permanent contact but later associations became frequent and his art matured. Raphael made visits to Florence resulting in fascination with Leonardo da Vinci’s work influence visible in his work of the three graces (Fig 1). first influences of modern culture slowly appeared influenced still by Perugino in there soft dreamy landscapes. Perugino’s influence obstruct Raphael’s paintings and was responsible for a heaviness and at other times would help find simplicity and a lightness.

The painting Christ St john of the Cross (Fig 7) Dali demonstrates an amplified angle and outstanding finished appearance on Christ body this great finish would have been due to his intensive interest into the Renaissance masters. The crucifixion appears over a bay at Dali’s home at Port Lligat. Christ is dramatically foreshortened looking toward the bay with fishermen and boats. Dali uses the cross suspended in space a symbol of Christianity and not an instrument of execution. The beach relate’s to the sea of Galilee where many of Jesus Myricales occurred, the fishermen relate to the seventeenth century paintings of Palestine at the beginning of the Christian era. The picture relates more to the image of St John’s vision of Christ rater than the illustrations of biblical events. Dali’s investigation into the Renaissance period would have influenced the technique of painting he used which contributed to the high quality finish and the assembly of the crucifixion over the scene shows the way he uses illusion with reality.

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