Picture being so talented at painting that famous artists twice your age wanted to learn from you. That was Raphael. Born on March 28, 1483, in the small Italian city of Urbino. Raphael showed remarkable artistic ability from a very young age. His father was a painter too, and Raphael learned the basics in his father's workshop. By the time he was a teenager, Raphael was already better than most adult painters. He moved to Florence. Where he studied the works of two other legendary artists: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. But instead of just copying them, Raphael took what he learned and made it his own. His paintings were known for their graceful figures, lovely colors. A sense of calm that made people feel peaceful just looking at them. His most famous work is "The School of Athens." It is a huge painting in the Vatican. It shows dozens of ancient Greek philosophers gathered together, each one painted with incredible detail. Pope Julius II was so impressed that he hired Raphael. The young painter got to decorate the Vatican's most important rooms. Raphael died on his 37th birthday in 1520. In those short years, he created some of the most lovely paintings in history.