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Raphael's Influence

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He was an extremely talented artist who had died an early age of thirty-seven. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci he formed the traditional trinity of great masters of the High Renaissance. He finished many of the painting other artists couldn’t. At the sight of Raphael’s skill, Pope Julius II dismissed his other artists as well as tore down their paintings, and had Raphael complete them.
Raphael’s first teacher was Pietro Perugino. He was part of the workshop at Perugia.
Raphael is said to have been influenced by his birthplace.
Raphael’s birthplace is Urbino, it’s known as one of the most beautiful cities of Italy.
He took many artist’s styles and used them as his own. "Probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. …show more content…

Neoplatonism was the attempt to unite Humanism and Christianity. Many of his paintings show influences of that, as well as Christianity.
In the painting of the Transfiguration, he separates the painting into two sides, light and dark. On the top stands the heavenly figures.
Another painting was The Ceiling: Stanza della Segnatura. In it, he developed a line of thought linked with Neoplatonism, it had three concepts of truth, goodness, and beauty.
Other artists might despise Raphael because he takes the styles of other artists and tries to make it his own. Michelangelo did not warm up to Raphael. He thought of him as his rival and had even created Conspiracies against him to the younger man. However, Michelangelo already dislike Leonardo so it can be interpreted that Michelangelo doesn’t like other rival artists.
In the move The Agony and the Ecstasy, the pope commissioned Raphael to finish the Sistine Chapel when Michelangelo wasn’t feeling so good. This could have enraged him to have another artist finish his

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