Raphael was born on 6 April 1483 to Giovanni Santi and Màgia Ciarla. His father, a painter, was well known in artistic circles in Urbino. His works contain motifs from various sources, among them Perugino and Melozzo da Forli. Two artists were working in his father's workshop during Raphael's childhood: Evangelista da Pian di Meleto and Timoteo Viti da Urbino. The latter undoubtedly more deeply influenced the very young Raphael. Around the beginning of the 16th century Raphael met Pietro Perugino, who influenced his painting perhaps more than any other painter.

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	The Creation of Eve from Adam c. 1500 Oil on canvas, 167 x 94 cm Pinacoteca Comunale, Città di Castello
	St Sebastian 1501-02 Oil on wood, 43 x 34 cm Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
	St Sebastian (detail) 1501-02 Oil on wood Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
	God the Father and the Virgin Mary (fragments of the Baronci Altarpiece) 1500-01 Oil on wood, 112 x 75 cm (God), 51 x 41 cm (Virgin) Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples
	Angel (fragment of the Baronci Altarpiece) 1500-01 Oil on wood, 57 x 36 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
	Angel (fragment of the Baronci Altarpiece) 1500-01 Oil on wood, 31 x 27 cm Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia
	Madonna with Child and Saints c. 1502 Oil on wood, 34 x 29 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Solly Madonna c. 1502 Oil on wood, 52 x 38 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Crucifixion (Città di Castello Altarpiece) 1502-03 Oil on wood, 281 x 165 cm National Gallery, London
	The Crowning of the Virgin (Oddi Altarpiece) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel, 267 x 163 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Crowning of the Virgin (detail) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Crowning of the Virgin (detail) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Crowning of the Virgin (detail) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Crowning of the Virgin (detail) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, transferred from panel Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Annunciation (Oddi altar, predella) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, 27 x 50 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Adoration of the Magi (Oddi altar, predella) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, 27 x 150 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican
	The Presentation in the Temple (Oddi altar, predella) 1502-03 Oil on canvas, 27 x 50 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican
	Portrait of a Man c. 1502 Oil on wood, 45 x 31 cm Galleria Borghese, Rome
	Elisabetta Gonzaga c. 1503 Oil on wood, 53 x 37 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Elisabetta Gonzaga c. 1503 Oil on wood, 53 x 37 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Diotalevi Madonna c. 1503 Oil on wood, 69 x 50 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Madonna and Child c. 1503 Oil on wood, 55 x 40 cm Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena
	Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints 1504-05 Tempera and gold on wood, 172 x 172 cm (main panel) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
	Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints 1504-05 Tempera and gold on wood, 172 x 172 cm (main panel) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
	Portrait of Pietro Bembo c. 1504 Oil on wood, 54 x 69 cm Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
	Portrait of a Man c. 1504 Oil on wood, 51 x 37 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Portrait of a Man 1502-04 Oil on panel, 48 x 37 cm Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
	Sposalizio (The Engagement of Virgin Mary) 1504 Oil on roundheaded panel, 170 x 117 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Sposalizio (detail) 1504 Oil on roundheaded panel Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
	Sposalizio (detail) 1504 Oil on roundheaded panel Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan