Painter name: Sauti Raphael Form of art belong: Renaissance

Raphael was an Italian Renaissance painter who is considered one of the greatest and most popular artists of all time.

He was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6, 1483, and received his early training in art from his father, the painter Giovanni Santi. He studied with Timoteo Viti at Urbino. In 1499 he went to Perugia, in Umbria, and became a student and assistant of the painter Perugino. Raphael imitated his master closely.His two large-scale paintings are Marriage of the Virgin and The Crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saints and Angels.

In 1504 Raphael moved to Florence, learning Leonardo da Vinci's and Michelangelo's methods of representing the play of light and shade, anatomy, and dramatic action. Raphael's most important commissions during his stay in Florence came from Umbria. His most original composition of this period is the Entombment of Christ, an altarpiece that nevertheless shows the strong influence of Michelangelo in the postures and anatomical development of the figures.

In 1508 Raphael was called to Rome by Pope Julius II and commissioned to execute frescoes in four small rooms, of the Vatican Palace. After the death of Pope Julius II in 1513, and the accession of Leo X, Raphael's influence and responsibilities increased. He was made chief architect of Saint Peter's Basilica in 1514.

He drew some religious paintings during 1514-1520 include The Transfiguration. Raphael died in Rome on his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520.