Rafael was considered one of the most illustrious artists of the High Renaissance. Born in Urbino, Italy to a well to do family he quickly became the best apprentice to Perugino a master painter of the Quattrocento, fourteen hundreds. At that time, one learned with a master in a Bottega (shop) by imitating the style of work of the master, often participating in the painting itself and often completing the work of art commissioned by patrons. Within a decade, Rafael came to be known as the painter in the shop and even beyond his master, coming into his own unique style.

He moved to Florence where, in the shadow of Leonardo de Vinci and Michelangelo his fame increased and his style, quite different from the other two masters was recogniz

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