Week 6: 225

For this week’s blog, we had endless pieces of artwork to choose from. I was very interested in the fresco by Raffaelo Sanzio called “The Fire at Borgo” and decided to give biographical information on Raffaello himself. The actual artwork is found in the Vatican Museum, with a width of 670 cm, and was created in 1514.
Raffaello was born on April 6, 1483, to a father who inspired and encouraged his artistic lifestyle. At a young age, he father began to notice his talent and found him a great teacher, Perugino. At the ripe age of seventeen, Raffaello left Perugino with the permission to practice the true lifestyle of a painter. His first major painting was The Marriage of the Virgin, which has Perugino’s influence in the perspectives and relationship of figures and architecture. After three more great pieces of work, Raffaello moved to Florence, where his main teachers were Leonardo and Michelangelo. There were many Madonnas created during 1505 and 1507.
In 1908, Raffaello made moves to Rome, where he created some of his greatest works. This includes the Stanza della Segnatura. There are four main fresco walls which have breathtaking art work. At the end of 1519, Raffaello completed ten large tapestries that were hung on the Sistine Chapel walls, which were woven together. From the frescos to the tapestries, Raffaello made great strides in not only the artistic world, but the whole world. He is a hero who died on his own birthday.