Giovanni Santi
Amelia Seidel
Period 1
General Information
• Giovanni Santi, is also
known as Giovanni di
Santi
• He was a painter for the
court of Urbino in Italy
• Santi also wrote poetry
along with painting
Leonardo da Vinci:
diagram of human
proportions
Raphael and giovanni
• Giovanni was the father of wellknown painter in the
Renaissance, Raphael
• Giovanni introduced Raphael to
the humanist culture of the
Renaissance
• One painting of Madonna and
Child has an unknown artist and
both Raphael and Giovanni have
been given credit
Raphael
Madonna and Child with Book
• Nobody is sure
who painted this
painting
• It could be an early
Raphael or a
Giovanni
Little known facts
• Giovanni wrote 23
volumes of books
about the duke of
Urbino
• Santi’s house is now
a museum named the
Casa di Raffhaello
Madonna Sistina
painted by Raphael
Santi’s work
• Giovanni Santi painted and wrote poetry for
Prince Frederico da Montefeltre in Urbino
• He mainly painted altar pieces and frescoes
although he is not remembered for his
paintings but rather his son and his writings
• The work done by him is ‘pleasing but not
great’
• Christ Supported
By Two Angels
• This is one of
Santi’s most
memorable
paintings
Tiranni chapel
• The chapel
was
Giovanni’s
last work
and most
believe it to
be his best