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Raphael

By MrsYonkers
  • Apr 6, 1483

    Raphael is born

    Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy
  • 1494

    Raphael's father dies making him an orphan

  • Becomes apprentice to painter Pietro Perugino
    1504

    Becomes apprentice to painter Pietro Perugino

  • 1504

    Moves to Florence and paints series of "Madonnas"

  • Paints "Vision of a Knight"
    1504

    Paints "Vision of a Knight"

    This painting shows Raphael's interest in aerial perspective
  • Recreates Perugino's painting "The Marriage of the Virgin"
    1504

    Recreates Perugino's painting "The Marriage of the Virgin"

    This painting shows Raphael's interest in capturing human emotions in facial expressions.
  • 1509

    Moves to Rome and paints frescoes in the Vatican

  • Paints "Alba Madonna"
    1510

    Paints "Alba Madonna"

    In this painting Raphael paints his figures in a triangular shape which created symmetry
  • 1514

    Becomes chief architect to Pope Julius II

  • Paints "The Deliverance of Saint Peter from Prison"
    1514

    Paints "The Deliverance of Saint Peter from Prison"

    Here Raphael contrasts light and dark, a technique called chiaroscuro
  • Begins working on what would be his final painting, "The Transfiguration" which he never completed
    1520

    Begins working on what would be his final painting, "The Transfiguration" which he never completed

  • Apr 6, 1520

    Dies suddenly on his 37th birthday