Raphael Sanzio Inspired

It was once said by Josef Albers that, "Any color subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences." An artist works upon people, places, and things that incite them to express themselves. It is these things that lay the foundation for a masterpiece that goes on to influence future artists. This is how the artist Raphael Sanzio came about being one of the best of his time. Raphael took methods and ideas from his surrounding colleagues and then he would combine them with his own personality to create some of the best works from his era. Raphael Sanzio's work of the Italian High Renaissance era is the result of influences and incorporation of techniques of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Pietro Perugino, and Leonardo DaVinci. Raphael Sanzio is most well remembered for his dynamic works from his time. Raphael was born in Urbino in the province of Umbria in 1483. Fortunately for him, his father, Giovani di Santi, was a painter who began developing Raphael's artistic talent from a very young age. By the year 1500 he had already been sent to Florence, Italy to practice in Perugino's workshop. His work was almost always classified under the category of placid and gracefully merged. Quickly enough Raphael was categorized well above his teacher Perugino and excelled to be much more successful throughout his short lived career. Coincidentally, Raphael moved to Florence during the same time that Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo Da Vinci were there. Working in the same atmosphere as these magnificent artists turned out to be immensely beneficial for him. He used his resources to the best of his advantage and made himself a name that would never be forgotten: Raphael Sanzio, the youngest of the three artists of the Italian High Renaissance. ("Raphael (Rafaello) Sanzio.") Michelangleo Buonarroti was a fellow artist from the same time period and area as Raphael. This fact did not mean that the two were friends. It is actually noted that they would

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