Raphael died on 6 April 1520 in Rome, aged 37. An Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raphael was born in Urbino, the son of a court painter, and trained in Perugia before working in Florence, where he painted a series of Madonnas. In 1508 he was called to Rome by Pope Julius II and decorated rooms in the Vatican, producing frescoes such as The School of Athens, famed for its harmony and clarity. He also painted portraits and altarpieces, such as the Sistine Madonna, and was appointed architect of St Peter's Basilica. He died on his thirty-seventh birthday, and was buried in the Pantheon.
Before and after
- from 10 August 1519 to 8 September 1522Magellan-Elcano expedition
- from 1520 to 1600Mannerism
- from 1520 to 1648Sultanate of Women
- 1520Stockholm Bloodbath
- 6 April 1520Death of Raphael
- from 30 June 1520 to 1 July 1520La Noche Triste
- from 1521 to 1523Swedish War of Liberation
- from 1521 to 1526Italian War of 1521–1526
- 18 April 1521Martin Luther defies the Emperor at the Diet of Worms
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The era
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