Hegel does not get involved in any particular movement or style or work of art, but he was very definite about the kind of art where beauty could be found. Hegel brings art and freedom together. For Hegel, the idea is always opposed to nature. The mind is contrasted to the mindlessness of matter or nature. The mind creates art, which gives an idea to nature. This idea is the unity of the externality or objectivity of nature and the subjectivity or personal vision of the artist. As with Kant, the spectator of the work of art is as important as the art maker for Hegel. Beauty in art is the emanation of the absolute or truth through an object. Beauty can be shown only in a sensuous form called the ideal, which transcends the idea to become …show more content…
His father, Giovanni, was a painter and poet. As a young boy, Raphael learned the basics of painting from his father. When Raphael was just eleven years old, his father died. Over the next several years, Raphael honed his skill as an artist. When Raphael turned seventeen, he moved to the city of Perugia where he worked with a famous artist named Pietro Perugino. He continued to improve his painting, learning from Perugino, but also developing his own style. The School of Athens is a fresco painted by Raphael. It was painted on the wall of the library in the palace at the Vatican. The painting shows many of the philosophers of the ancient Greece including Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and Euclid. The Sistine Madonna is an oil painting by Raphael. He was famous for his many paintings of the Madonna which he depicted in different moods and sizes. Today, the most famous part of the painting is the two angels, or cherubim, at the bottom. These angels have been featured on modern day stamps, t-shirts, postcards, and more. Rafael also painted many portraits. The painting of Pope Julius II was very unique at the time as it showed the pope from the side and in a pondering mood. It became the model for future portraits of the pope. Raphael began painting The Transfiguration. It was Raphael's largest painting on canvas and one of the last paintings he finished before his death. Raphael was also an accomplished architect. He became the pope's chief architect. He did some work on the design of St. Peter's Basilica and worked on other religious buildings such as the Chigi Chapel in