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Raphael
Italian painter and architect (1483–1520) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raffaello Sanzio, usually known as Raphael (April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520) was a Renaissance painter and architect. With Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he is one of the three greatest painters of the High Renaissance.
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He is best known for his paintings of the Madonna and Christ Child and for his paintings in the Vatican in Rome, Italy.