raphael and michelangelo
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
“School of Athens”-Vatican City, Apostolic Palace
Plato and Aristotle are in the middle Raphael is on the right
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
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
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
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)
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
Chalk portrait of Michelangelo
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
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo spent a lot of time with Lorenzo de Medici until he died
Michelangelo completed the statue called “David” in 1504
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
Creation of Adam
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
“The Last Judgment”
Very controversial because of nude pictures
Michelangelo’s tomb in Florence