Raphael

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Raphael or Raffaello, a painter and architect of the Florentine school in the Italian High Renaissance, was born on April 6, 1483 and died on his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520 (see the note below about earlier confusion about these dates). He was also called Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi, Raffaello de Urbino or Rafael Sanzio de Urbino.

His life was described in Giorgio Vasari's Vite. Born in Urbino, he studied in Perugia under Pietro Perugino; but after moving to Florence he soon adopted the styles of Leonardo and Michelangelo.

Major works

The School of Athens

Artcyclopedia: Raphael (http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/raphael.html)

Parodies and misuses of Raphael's cherubs from the Sistine Madona (http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/angels/20.html)
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