Birth: April 6, 1483
Death: April 6, 1520
Place of Birth: Urbino, Italy
Place of Death: Rome, Italy
Full Name: Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino
Occupations: Architect, Painter
Nickname: Prince of Painters
Fun Fact: Raphael was a student of Michelangelo
Death: April 6, 1520
Place of Birth: Urbino, Italy
Place of Death: Rome, Italy
Full Name: Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino
Occupations: Architect, Painter
Nickname: Prince of Painters
Fun Fact: Raphael was a student of Michelangelo
"Time is a vindictive bandit to steal the beauty of our former selves. We are left with sagging, rippled flesh and burning gums with empty sockets." -Raphael
Famous For...
A leading figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas," including the Sistine Madonna, and for his large figure compositions in the Palace of the Vatican in Rome.