Raffaello Santi

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An Italian painter and architect from the early 1500s who is known for balanced paintings and church wall paintings

proper noun

: Raffaello Santi

The frescoes by Raffaello Santi in the Vatican are renowned for their grace and clarity.

Examples

Did you know Raffaello Santi painted the School of Athens?
The exhibition features several original sketches by Raffaello Santi.
Many art historians regard Raffaello Santi as a master of spatial harmony.
The works of Raffaello Santi are celebrated worldwide.
Many art historians regard Raffaello Santi as a master of spatial harmony.
The frescoes by Raffaello Santi in the Vatican are renowned for their grace and clarity.
The exhibition features several original sketches by Raffaello Santi.

Synonyms

Raphael

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A famous Italian painter from the early 1500s known for clear, balanced pictures

uses the original full Italian name instead

Raffaello Sanzio

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An Italian painter and architect from the early 1500s

uses the standard full family name form in biographies

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Raffaello + Santi

This is a proper name (a historical person's full name) whose constituents are unanalyzable as ordinary lexical items, so knowing 'Raffaello' and 'Santi' does not let a learner infer the meaning 'Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.' Proper names are arbitrary labels whose biographical information must be learned rather than compositionally derived, making the expression unpredictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Raffaello Santi was an Italian painter from the early 1500s. His last name Santi means 'saints', and because he often painted calm religious figures and very balanced, clear pictures, his name now makes people think of graceful harmony and famous wall paintings.