Raffaello Sanzio
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- proper noun
- Raffaello Sanzio was renowned for his masterful frescoes in the Vatican.
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Art historians often compare the techniques of Raffaello Sanzio to those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
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The graceful composition of Raffaello Sanzio's paintings influenced generations of artists.
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Raffaello Sanzio was a genius.
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I admire Raffaello Sanzio greatly.
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Raffaello Sanzio created iconic masterpieces like 'The School of Athens' during the High Renaissance.
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Many art lovers visit Italy to see the works of Raffaello Sanzio in person.
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Raffaello Sanzio's innovative use of perspective set new standards for future artists.
Synonyms
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A famous Italian painter from the early 1500s known for clear, balanced pictures
An Italian painter and architect from the early 1500s who is known for balanced paintings and church wall paintings
Surface Forms
Morphology
Raffaello + Sanzio
This is a proper name composed of two personal names that do not carry descriptive lexical meanings; the biographical sense ('an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect') cannot be derived from the name components. Knowledge of the constituent words alone would not allow a B1 learner to infer the referent's profession or historical context, so the expression is idiomatic/encyclopedic rather than compositional.
Etymology
Raffaello Sanzio was an Italian painter whose last name Sanzio comes from his father's name 'Santi' and simply means 'son of Santi'. He became famous for calm, balanced wall paintings in the Vatican, and because of that his name now brings to mind the idea of 'great skill' in Renaissance art.