1. Raphael Sanzio Urbino, Italy 1483-1520 Painter/architect High Renaissance

2. Raphael Sanzio Urbino, Italy 1483-1520 Painter/architect High Renaissance

3. Raphael Sanzio Urbino, Italy 1483-1520 Painter/architect High Renaissance

4. Raphael Lived During the Renaissance
Renaissance: Rebirth and renewing of interest.
A period of time, 14th – 16th Century, with great interest in classical art, literature and learning.
Began in Italy, and later spread through Europe.

5. Raphael’s Favorite Subjects
Religious events
People
Exciting legends
Saint George and the Dragon
1506

6. Raphael is Known For: Realism Religious Art Perspective
Woman with a Veil
Christ Falls on the
Way to Calvary
The Visitation
1517

7. Resurrection of Christ
Early Influences
His father introduced him to art and painting.
At age 14 Raphael traveled to Perugia where he learned from Pietro Perugino, one of the greatest artists in Italy.
Raphael learned to show more realistic space, movement and facial expressions.
Resurrection of Christ

8. Influences in Florence
When Raphael was 19, he traveled to Florence. Both Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were working in Florence at the time.
Raphael learned new things about composition from both Leonardo da Vinci (arranging his figures into a kind of pyramid) and Michelangelo (showing natural movement of the human body).
Portrait of a Woman
with a Unicorn
1505

9. The Small Cowper Madonna
Raphael’s Madonna’s
Raphael’s most popular works were his paintings of the Madonna and child. People loved the way Raphael showed the love between the baby Jesus and his mother Mary. His crystal-clear lighting gave a special dimension and feeling to his figures that had never been seen before.
Madonna del Granduca
1505
The Small Cowper Madonna
1505
Madonna Tempi
1508

10. Portrait of Pope Julius II 1511-1512
Moving to Rome
After spending four years in Florence, Pope Julius II Raphael to Rome to join Michelangelo and many other famous artists.
Raphael’s first job was to decorate the walls the Vatican, the Pope’s palace.
Raphael used all of his talents to create beautiful paintings that gave a feeling of real space.
Portrait of Pope Julius II

11. The Sistine Madonna
In 1512, Raphael painted what has become known as The Sistine Madonna. It may be his best-loved picture.
Raphael showed Mary and the baby Jesus standing in heavenly light.
What do you think of the mischievous cherubs at the bottom?

12. Showing Perspective
During the Renaissance, artists searched for ways to make 2-D paintings look like they were in a 3-D space.
Linear perspective is the technique for representing 3-D space on a flat surface. Objects which are closer appear to be larger; objects more distant appear smaller.
Perspective is anchored in a vanishing point situated on a horizon line.
Let’s look at perspective in Raphael’s painting, The School of Athens.

13. School of Athens
Vatican Museums

14. Today’s Project: Drawing with Perspective
Linear Perspective is a technique for representing three-dimensional space on a flat surface.
Perspective – the appearance of a distant object to an observer
One-point perspective – objects are seen face on a drawn to a single vanishing point.
Vanishing point – the point at which the eye is drawn to in a picture or scene
Horizon line – a horizontal line that creates the top and bottom or front and back of a picture
Orthogonal line – lines drawn from object to the vanishing point on each point to create the vision of depth

18. Orthogonals are lines that lead to the vanishing point