The Transfiguration by Raphael Sanzio

Raphael Sanzio

1483 - 1520

Urbino, Italy

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known to the world as Raphael, stands as one of the three towering masters of the High Renaissance alongside Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Born in 1483 in the cultured city of Urbino, where his father Giovanni Santi served as court painter, Raphael was immersed in artistic excellence from childhood. After his father's death when he was eleven, Raphael likely trained under Pietro Perugino and was recognized as a master by 1500. His meteoric career unfolded across three distinct phases: his formative years in Umbria, a transformative period in Florence (1504-150...