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Raphael/Raffaello Sanzio born on April 6th, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He spent his childhood in a painter’s workshop mixing paints, using a stylus and paintbrush from a young age. Raphael’s father, Giovanni Santi, was an artist for the Duke of Urbino, Federigo da Montefeltro.
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In 1494, at 11, Raphael’s father died. Raphael then took over managing his father’s workshop.
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As a teen, in 1500, Raphael was commissioned to paint for the Church of San Nicola in the neighboring town of Castello, Italy
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In 1500, a master painter named Pietro Vannunci, or Perugino, invited Raphael to become his apprentice in Perugia. The apprenticeship lasted four years.
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In 1504, Raphael left his apprenticeship with Perugino and moved to Florence, where he was very influenced by the works made by the Italian painters Fra Bartolommeo, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Masaccio.