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

The Roman Period of the High Renaissance will also show how it affected his style. In Rome, under the influence of Pope Pius X, his style became freer in its dynamism, grander and more majestic. The Pope, in its construction of the Eternal City directed all that were commissioned; what was to be painted, what were the subjects, how they were to be treated and which projects were to be executed. Such was of the frescoes of the private apartments of the Vatican.

ed for its unique genre and was commissioned by wealthy patrons. Still to sustain himself financially he often accepted commissions of mass produced Madonnas and marriage chests. Among his more sought after work of arts, the frescoes at the Vatican became best known.

In America, these precepts have been copied and have become part of our lives. Our ancestors build our government buildings, not just because of their grandeur and functions, but because they emulate the principles of humanism of the High Renaissance, thereby, making these principles ours.

Raphael’s work changed drastically when Michelangelo allowed him to visit the Sistine Chapel upon the completion of its work. He became engaged in the representation of the great master work of Art. As

Some topics in this essay:
Vatican Rafael, Vinci Michelangelo, Urbino Italy, Sistine Chapel, Aristotle Plato, Eternal City, Vatican Similarly, Renaissance Period, , Pope Pius, vinci michelangelo, leonardo de, classical geometry, “school athens”, de vinci, leonardo de vinci, de vinci michelangelo, eternal city,