In another work, this artist showed the Madonna standing behind infants Jesus and John the Baptist, while the John holds a small bird.
Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists says that this artist attempted to imitate the coloring of Fra Bartolommeo, and in turn taught him the methods of perspective. In one work by this artist, the Holy Spirit is surrounded by four putti holding open books while Dante and Pope Sixtus IV stand among several theologians debating transubstantiation. Ancient and modern poets surround Apollo while he plays a violin in this artist's (*) Parnassus. That work, like many others by this artist, may be found in four rooms dedicated to him in the Vatican Palace. In another work, this artist showed the Madonna standing behind infants Jesus and John the Baptist, while the John holds a small bird. For 10 points, name this Renaissance painter of the Madonna and the Goldfinch and The School of Athens.
Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists says that this artist attempted to imitate the coloring of Fra Bartolommeo, and in turn taught him the methods of perspective.
Raphael [accept Raffaello Sanzio/Santi, prompt on just last name] 