Quiero vivir (Fuera De Coleccion)

by Raphael, Luis del Val

220 pages, Hardcover

First published April 14, 2005

About the author

Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520) was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings.

Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.

Raphael was enormously productive and, despite his early death at thirty-seven, a large body of his work remains, especially in the Vatican. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, but after his death the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when his more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models.

His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (from 1504-1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates.

Reviews

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite singer reveals the events leading up to and after a liver transplant. Honest, at times sad, at times funny, I loved reading all the details. My brother had a liver transplant, so I was familiar with some of the procedures. Lots of photos also.