The early work of Raphael . phael, haddeclared himself to be an ardent admirer of Lionardo. The latter was afirst-rate draughtsman, whose gay temper and witty sayings had earnedfor him the nickname of Aristotile. But the young painter from Urbinowas soon to form a still closer friendship with a master of a very differenttype, the gentle and serious Baccio della Porta, who five years before, inhis grief at the death of Savonarola, had left the world to take the vowsof the Dominican order, and was now a friar of S. Marco. That mag-nificent fresco of the Last Judgment, which, in the darkest hour
The early work of Raphael . phael, haddeclared himself to be an ardent admirer of Lionardo. The latter was afirst-rate draughtsman, whose gay temper and witty sayings had earnedfor him the nickname of Aristotile. But the young painter from Urbinowas soon to form a still closer friendship with a master of a very differenttype, the gentle and serious Baccio della Porta, who five years before, inhis grief at the death of Savonarola, had left the world to take the vowsof the Dominican order, and was now a friar of S. Marco. That mag-nificent fresco of the Last Judgment, which, in the darkest hour of hisdespair at the loss of his beloved master, he had painted in the hospitalof S. Maria Nuova, made a powerful impression on Raphaels mind andexerted a marked influence on his future work. The painter of that noblefresco, now known as Fra Bartolommeo, had lately taken up his brushagain, and was at work on an altar-piece for the Badia. Ere long Raphaelbecame his intimate friend, and learnt from him the secrets of the fine. dngelo Doni. By Raphael. Pitti Gallery, a photograph by Braun, Clement et Cie., by permission. 46 THE EARLY WORK OF RAPHAEL colour and modelling which were the charm of the Frates pictures. Amongthe visitors who came to Baccio dAgnolos gatherings was Taddeo Taddei,a wealthy Florentine of cultivated tastes, who corresponded with Bemboand was a liberal patron of the fine arts. Baccio dAgnolo had built hima palace in the Via de Ginori, and Michelangelo had carved one of hisfinest Holy Families for him in stone. Taddeo soon made friends withRaphael, and was never happy unless the young painter were in his houseand at his table. And Raphael, writes Vasari, who was the mostamiable of men {cli era la gentilezza stessd), not to be outdone incourtesy, painted two pictures for him, which Taddeo valued among hismost precious treasures. Show all honour to Taddeo, of whom wehave so often spoken, wrote the painter to his uncle Simone, when hisfriend was abo
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