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  Robert Campin Master of Flemalle Portrait of a women and Portrait of a man                                                                            Portrait of a Woman. c.1430. National Gallery London. (s)                                                                       Portrait of a Man. c.1430. National Gallery London. (s) These paintings were painted by Robert Campin, or Master of Flemalle, as he was known.   He was a Flemish painter of the northern Renaissance and was one of the first artists to depict realistic interpretations of th...

  The School of Athens Art analysis Raphael, School of Athens , 1509-1511, fresco (Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican)  Image Source, Khan Academy Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael, born 1483, was an Italian renaissance painter and architect. Raphael was born in Italy and his father was a painter for the Duke of Urbino. Giovanni, his father, taught Raphael painting techniques and humanistic philosophy. At 11 years old his father died, and Raphael took over for his father and quickly became known as the finest painter in town.         In 1500, Raphael became an apprentice to Pietro Vannunci in Perugia, Italy. There they worked on frescoes at the Collegio del Cambia.   He interned with Pietro for four years and ended in 1504 when Raphael moved to Florence and was greatly influenced by the works Italian painters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Raphael moved to Rome in 1508 and painted the “Stanze” in the Vatican. Then ...