Sanzio Raffaello
Raffaelo Sanzio dies in Rome, on his 37th birthday. He was born on in Urbino and received his first instruction in the techniques of painting from his father, Giovanni Santi [1435 - 01 Aug 1494], a minor artist. In Urbino, young Raffaelo was introduced to the works of such artists as Paolo Uccello [1397 - 10 Dec 1475], Luca Signorelli [1441 - 16 Oct 1523], Melozzo da Forlí and ...