Renaissance Art Project

Molly Feher

Table of Contents

Rafael

The Triumph of Galatea: Background Facts

The Triumph of Galatea: Painting Description

The Triumph of Galatea: Analysis

The Spirit of the Renaissance

In Conclusion

Bibliography

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Rafael

• April 6, 1483-April 6, 1520
• Born in Duchy of Urbino in Italy
• Parents died while he was young
• Duchy of Urbino helped Rafael learn about art
• Moved to Florence in 1504
• Moved to Rome in 1508
• Love and death

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The Triumph of Galatea: Background Facts

• The Triumph of Galatea by: Rafael in 1512
• Commissioned for: a suburban renaissance villa in Florence
• Funded by: Agostinit Chigi
• Medium of work: painting
• Technique: Fresco
• Style: High Renaissance

The Triumph of Galatea: Painting Description

• Back story
• Taken to afterlife
• Triton
• Centaur
• Beacon of hope

The Triumph of Galatea: Analysis

• Expert analysis
• My analysis
• Innocence
• Triton
• Cupid creatures

Bibliography

• Volper, Christopher. "Raphael, The Triumph of Galatea, 1512." One Artist/Art Historian's Random Take on the World's Great Paintings. Last modified August 23, 2010. Accessed September 23, 2013. http://christophervolpe.blogspot.com/2010/08/raphael-triumph-of-galatea-1512.html.
• Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Raphael," accessed September 24, 2013, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491442/Raphael.
• The National Gallery. Accessed September 23, 2013. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/raphael.
• "High Renaissance." Academics. Accessed September 20, 2013. http://academics.smcvt.edu/awerbel/ Survey%20of%20Art%20History%20II/High%20Renaissance.htm.
• "Giorgio Vasari." Wikipedia. Last modified June 14, 2013. Accessed September 22, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Vasari.