Full Name: Raphael Sanzio
Profession: Painter and Architect
Nationality: 
Italian
Biography: As a master artist of the High Renaissance, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas" and for his large body of work in the Vatican in Rome, including one of his best known works 'The School of Athens'.
Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci he is one of the 'trinity' of great masters of that period.
His work falls into three periods or styles: his early years in Umbria, his four years (1504–1508) in Florence, and his final twelve years in Rome.
Born: April 6, 1483
Birthplace: Urbino, Marche, Italy
Star Sign: Aries
Died: April 6, 1520 (aged 37)
Cause of Death: Acute but unknown illness
Articles and Photos
Vision of the Cross
Roman Emperor Constantine as depicted by Raphael having his Vision of the Cross on October 27, 312
October 27, 312 AD
Sorry, Son, But You Have To Die
Constantine the Great, who died on this day, was the first Roman Emperor to become a Christian. But there was nothing forgiving about his dealings with sinners.
May 22, 337 AD
The Plot Behind Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Masterpiece
Michelangelo’s work on 12 Apostles, started on this day, was abandoned after a call from Rome – which led to the magnificent painting of the Sistine Chapel.
September 11, 1503
Historical Events
- 1520-04-13 Raphael's final influential masterpiece "The Transfiguration" is put on display a week after the artist's death
- 2017-12-14 The Vatican announces it has rediscovered the lost last paintings of Raphael in Vatican Museum, painted in 1520
Albert Kahn
Michael Graves
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Arnold Schoenberg
Michelangelo
Pierre Auguste Renoir