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Raphael Santi, European Art To 1599, Biographies
Related Category: European Art To 1599, Biographies
Raphael Santi or Raphael Sanzio, Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio[rAf´´fAel´lO sAn´tE, sAn´tsyO] Pronunciation Key - Other Works and Accomplishments
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Having been named (1514) successor to Bramante as chief architect of the Vatican, Raphael also designed a number of churches, palaces, and mansions. For his patron, Leo X, he undertook (1518) a survey of ancient Rome showing the chief monuments. He also designed ten tapestries with themes from the Acts of the Apostles for the Sistine Chapel; seven of the designs are in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Raphael was deeply indebted to the sculpture of antiquity for his mythological and biblical figures, and in his interpretation of classical art he achieved a harmony and monumentality emulated far into the 19th cent.
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