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Raphael and Michelangelo

Raphael and Michelangelo. Background. Raphael Born in 1483 and died in 1520 He was a painter and an architect Self-portrait. Achievements. In 1509, Raphael was invited to the Vatican Vatican is a small country inside Italy that is home to the Pope Painted a portrait of Pope Julius II.

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Raphael and Michelangelo

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  1. Raphael and Michelangelo

  2. Background • Raphael • Born in 1483 and died in 1520 • He was a painter and an architect • Self-portrait

  3. Achievements • In 1509, Raphael was invited to the Vatican • Vatican is a small country inside Italy that is home to the Pope • Painted a portrait of Pope Julius II

  4. “School of Athens”-Vatican City, Apostolic Palace • Plato and Aristotle are in the middle • Raphael is on the right

  5. Under Pope Leo X, Raphael became the chief architect of St. Peter’s Basilica • This is the largest Christian Church, can hold 60,000 people

  6. St. Peter’s Basilica

  7. In 1515, Raphael became the director of excavations in and near Rome • Excavators dig into the ground looking for artifacts • This helped scholars locate Greek and Roman texts

  8. Just before Raphael died, Pope Leo X was thinking of making Raphael a Cardinal • This is the position just under the pope • The College of Cardinals elects the Pope

  9. Why do Popes Change Their Names? • Popes change their names for the following reasons • Want to have the same names as saints • Pick names of other Popes they admired • Pick traits they want to copy (Innocence)

  10. Michelangelo’s Background • Born in 1475 in Caprese Italy and died in 1564 • His full name was Michelangelo Buonarroti • Became an apprentice at the age of 13

  11. Chalk portrait of Michelangelo

  12. Achievements • He learned the technique of fresco, which is when you paint on fresh plaster before it dries • This is the technique he would use when he painted the Sistine Chapel

  13. Sistine Chapel

  14. Michelangelo spent a lot of time with Lorenzo de Medici until he died • Michelangelo completed the statue called “David” in 1504

  15. “Pieta”

  16. Michelangelo decorated the tomb of Pope Julius II • He worked on the Sistine Chapel ceiling from 1508-1512 • It is believed that he did not bathe the entire time

  17. Creation of Adam

  18. Pope Julius II’s tomb

  19. In 1534, Michelangelo left Florence for Rome • This is where he spent the rest of his life • Michelangelo painted “The Last Judgment” in the wall behind the altar in Sistine Chapel

  20. “The Last Judgment” • Very controversial because of nude pictures

  21. Michelangelo’s tomb in Florence

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