Raphael: Master of the Renaissance

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

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Raphael was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. Known for his soft, balanced style and graceful figures, he created famous works like The School of Athens and beautiful portraits of the Madonna. Working in Rome, he became a favorite of popes and helped design parts of the Vatican. This episode looks at his short but brilliant life and the art that still inspires people today. 💵 Get a free month of Acorns Early: acornsearly.com/bedtimehistory 📢 ⁠⁠⁠Donate via Patreon⁠⁠⁠ for a shout-out! 🎉 Check out our new show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bedtime Safari⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠🇲🇽⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia"⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Welcome to Bedtime History. Hello, this is Breck.
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0:37.2	Imagine you're walking through a grand palace filled with colorful paintings that stretch from the floor to the ceiling.
0:44.0	The walls are covered in scenes of angels, important leaders, and peaceful countryside views.
0:50.4	As you look closer, you notice how beautifully each person is painted, the soft smiles, the graceful hands, the flowing robes.
0:59.3	It almost feels like the people in the paintings could step down and start talking to you.
1:04.2	Now picture hearing that one man, named Raphael, painted many of these masterpieces hundreds of years ago. Who was this amazing artist who could make paint look like real life?
1:17.1	Let's go back in time to meet Raphael, one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance.
1:23.1	Rafael was born in the Italian town of Urbino on April 6, 1483. His full name was Rafael
1:31.2	Sancio da Urbino, but most people just call him Raphael. His father, Giovanni Santi, was also a painter
1:39.3	and encouraged young Raphael to watch and learn. When Raphael was still a boy, his mother passed away. Not long after
1:47.4	his father did too, and Raphael was left on his own. Even though that was very hard, he kept
1:54.5	practicing his art. His father's friends and helpers became his teachers, and he studied painting more
2:00.6	seriously than ever. By the time he was a teenager, people were... His father's friends and helpers became his teachers, and he studied painting more seriously
2:01.4	than ever.
2:03.3	By the time he was a teenager, people were already taking notice of his amazing skills.
2:09.5	When he was about 17, Raphael began to travel to other cities in Italy, where famous artists
2:14.7	were working.
2:16.3	One important place he went was Perugia, where he trained
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