Raphael spent most of his life between three main places in Italy: Urbino, Florence, and especially Rome.

Short direct answer

  • Raphael was born and raised in Urbino, a small but culturally important city in central Italy.
  • As a young artist he worked in several northern Italian centers and spent key formative years in Florence around 1504–1508.
  • From 1508 onward he lived in Rome for the rest of his life, working for the popes; from 1517 until his death he resided in the Palazzo Caprini in the Borgo district near the Vatican.

So if you’re asking “where did Raphael live?” in the sense of his main adult home, the answer is Rome, particularly the Palazzo Caprini close to St. Peter’s.

Mini timeline of where Raphael lived

  1. Urbino (birth and childhood)
    • Born in Urbino in 1483, in the duchy of Urbino (now Italy).
 * Grew up in an artistic court environment where his father was a court painter.
  1. Early travels and Perugia/northern Italy
    • Apprenticed and worked in Perugia and other north Italian centers as a young painter.
 * This period was somewhat “nomadic” as he moved for commissions rather than having one fixed long‑term home.
  1. Florence period (about 1504–1508)
    • Spent significant time in Florence studying and responding to the art of Leonardo and Michelangelo.
 * Even though people talk about a “Florentine period,” sources note he may never have been a fully continuous resident there.
  1. Rome (from 1508 until death in 1520)
    • Moved to Rome in 1508, invited by Pope Julius II to work on major Vatican projects.
 * Lived in Rome for the final 12 years of his life, becoming the leading painter and also an architect in the papal court.

 * From 1517, he lived “in rather grand style” in the Palazzo Caprini at the corner of Piazza Scossacavalli and Via Alessandrina, in the Borgo district near the Vatican.

Quick bullet scoop (for forums/SEO)

  • Where did Raphael live most of his life?
    Mainly in Rome, after earlier years in Urbino and work periods in Perugia and Florence.
  • Childhood home: Urbino in the Marche region, an important Renaissance court city.
  • As a rising artist: Moved around northern/central Italy (Perugia, other centers), then spent major time in Florence around 1504–1508.
  • Famous final residence: Palazzo Caprini in the Borgo quarter of Rome from 1517 until his death in 1520.

Forum‑style note

When people online ask “where did Raphael live,” they usually mean his main High Renaissance base. In today’s discussions about Renaissance art, the standard answer is: born in Urbino, shaped in Florence, but truly lived and reached his peak in Rome, right next to the Vatican.

TL;DR: Raphael was born in Urbino, worked and traveled in several Italian cities, spent key years in Florence, and then settled in Rome, where he lived—especially in the Palazzo Caprini in the Borgo—until his death.

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