THE DIVINE RAPHAEL

Raffaello Sanzio, better known as Raphael, was born in Urbino in 1483. You can today visit the house where he was born.
Raphael's father, Giovanni Santi was an important painter of the time. Many of his paintings and frescoes can be seen in the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino, as well in nearby towns.
After his father's death in 1494, Raphael studied with another Urbino painter, Timoteo Viti, before leaving the Marche to become Perugino's pupil in Umbria. This marked the end of raphael's connection with Urbino. His career and fame was built in Rome, where he lived until his untimely death in 1520 at the age of 37.
While there are few works by Raphael in the Marche, one of his finest pictures can be see in Urbino's Ducal Palace, his famous portrait of a lady, known as La Muta (The Silent One).
Some of his works and where you find them:

• Predella of the Altarpiece (1497) - Santa Maria Nuova - Fano;
• La Muta - Palazzo Ducale - Urbino;
• Madonna with Child - Raphael's birthplace - Urbino.