The School of Athens and Raphael’s Portrayal of: Diogenes, Heraclitus,

Raphael was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino in the Marche region. In 1491 when Raphael was eight, his mother died. Bette Talvacchia, author of Raphael cites that not much is cognise near Raphaels personal life because he kept to himself about many things, but many historians believe that his personal life is portrayed through his moving-picture shows (8). Richard Cocke, author of The perform Paintings of Raphael states that at the age of seventeen Raphael began to crystalise popularity as an artist and was, at that time, first commissioned as an artist (Cocke 83). Raphael was known for his historical paintings, such as The School of Athens, the way he painted the nude, and his amazing ability to pee-pee colors look lustrous using oil paint (Cocke 5). Historical paintings are a casing of painting genera that focuses on the story line rather that one limited moment, as in a portrait. Also, when painting with oil paint, it is difficult to make colors bright, so Raphael e xcelled at that. One of Raphaels styles that he apply was idealization rather than realism. Richard Cocke notes that Raphael himself wrote to his friend Castiglione in 1514 about the problem of painting a beautiful woman I use a certain(p) idea, which comes into my mind. (5) Also, many of Raphaels self-portraits show him dressed up as an bonny man rather than an artist, leading some to believe that he did not want to be viewed as an artist (Talvacchia 8). Raphael has an amazing ability to reserve his artwork well balanced and organized (Talvacchia 8). Bette Talvacchia discussesOne of Raphaels primary quill contributions to painting was to perfect the unison of classicizing technique with the tenets of naturalism. When composing a figure, for example, he referred to the visual evi... ... century. It is a constant invitation to think, reflect, and grow in knowledge. Works CitedBell, Daniel O. new-made Identifications in Raphaels School of Athens. The Art Bulletin 77.4 Dec . (1995) 643. Google Scholar . Web. 24 Apr. 2012.Cocke, Richard. The Complete Paintings of Raphael. N.p. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1966. 5-102. Print.Hall, Marcia, ed. Raphaels School of Athens. Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1997. 42. Print.Kahn, Charles H. The Art and Thought of Heraclitus. Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1979. 2. Google Scholar . Web. 17 whitethorn 2012.Matthews, Roy T., F D. Platt, and F X. Noble. The Western Humanities. 7th ed. New York McGraw Hill, 2011. 346-55. Print.Sandbach, F H. The Stoics. second ed. Bedminister The Bristol Press, 1989. 14. Print.Talvacchia, Bette. Raphael. New York Phaidon Press Limited, 2007. 8-90. Print.