F S POST#1100: REFERRING TO RAPHAEL

Referring to RAPHAEL,also:RAFAELLO SANZIO DA URBINO,as one of the three masters of High Renaissance,with Michelangelo and Leonardo d'Avinci,is a common practice among art historians.
b.April 6,1483,Urbino,Italy
d.March 28,1520
Raphael is considered a hallmark in painting and architecture.He moved to Florence to study new concepts of art by Michelangelo and Leonardo.Raphael  transcended his composition and draftsmanship,to find his own expression within new visual language.,At times his works shows a shade of Fra and others,but he remains to be one of the representatives of a productive period in the art.