Raphael’s Birthplace
One of the great artists of the High Renaissance (you can see his work at Cappella di San Severo in Perugia, and his best efforts at the Vatican) was born here in 1483. You can see his earliest known work, a modest boyhood fresco, “Madonna and Child," on one of the walls. Compare it to his “Portrait of a Young Woman,” in the nearby Palazzo Ducale (see above), which shows the genius of his mature style. The museum also holds works by Raphael’s lesser-known father, Giovanni Santi, a court painter to the duke.
One of the great artists of the High Renaissance (you can see his work at Cappella di San Severo in Perugia, and his best efforts at the Vatican) was born here in 1483. You can see his earliest known work, a modest boyhood fresco, “Madonna and Child," on one of the walls. Compare it to his “Portrait of a Young Woman,” in the nearby Palazzo Ducale (see above), which shows the genius of his mature style. The museum also holds works by Raphael’s lesser-known father, Giovanni Santi, a court painter to the duke.
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