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A short introduction to the CatholicArtUsa product line
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Saint George And The Dragon Raphael 15 OZ. Mug
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MSRP: $19.99
Price: $12.94
Manufacturer: CatholicArtUSA
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Artist
Raphael Sanzio, usually
known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello)[1] (April 6 or
March 28, 1483 April 6, 1520)[2] was an Italian painter and architect
of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his
paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.[3]
Raphael was enormously productive and, despite his early death at
thirty-seven, a large body of his work remains, especially in the
Vatican. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, but after his
death the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread
until the 18th and 19th centuries, when his more serene and harmonious
qualities were again regarded as the highest models.
His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first
described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of
about four years (from 1504-1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of
Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in
Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates.[4]
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