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He
moved to Florence in 1504, the home of many
of the most influencial artists of the Rennaisance,
where he studied Bartolemmeo, Michaelangelo
and da Vinci. He learned his style of attention
to anatomy, shade, and strong action, and began
to shed his Umbrian teachings of rigidity and
geometry. In 1508, Raphael was summoned to Rome
by the Pope, Julius II. He did some sculpture
work there in the Vatican.
After Julius II died, more responsibility was
put on Raphael. He was made cheif architect
of Saint Peter's Basilica in 1514, and a year
later was appointed director of all the excavations
of antiquities in and near Rome. He later did
ten tapestries for the Sistine Chapel. By the
time he died in 1520, Raphael had established
himself as one of the most talented and versatile
artists of all time.
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