Wednesday, May 27, 2020. 03:00 PM in Eastern Time. A Zoom webinar with Marco Leona (David H. Koch Scientist in Charge, The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York), Antonio Sgamellotti (Accedemia dei Lincei Fellow), Virginia Lapenta (Chief Conservator at Villa Farnesina). REGISTER HERE The series of webinars offered by the network of Italian Cultura...
READ MOREFriday, May 15, 2020 | 11:00am PST. This event is in English. Free and open to the public. REGISTER HERE. The presentation will be moderated by Prof. Emanuele Lugli, Stanford University. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Raffaello Sanzio’s death, while we wait for cultural destinations to reopen and to be able to see works of art live aga...
READ MORERaphael died in Rome 500 years ago today. Rome was to have been the focal point in the global celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the death of the High Renaissance artist and architect Raphael, hosting an "unprecedented" exhibition, the greatest Raphael show the world had ever seen. The Raphael exhibition saw a boom in the purchase of pre-sale...
READ MORETo commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, curators of the blockbuster exhibition that opened this week at the Scuderie del Quirinale exhibition space here have gone for a Benjamin Button approach. The exhibition starts by refreshing our memories about Raphael’s repute at the time of his unexpected death in 1520, when the Renaiss...
READ MOREOn the 500th anniversary of Raphael Sanzio's death, on February 16 the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington D.C. inaugurated “Raphael and his circle”, an exhibition with drawings by Raphael and his most distinguished pupils – Giulio Romano, Perino del Vaga and Polidoro da Caravaggio – and some of the best engravings by the main interpreters...
READ MOREThis week, as part of the celebrations commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of the famous Renaissance artist Raphael Sanzio, the Vatican Museums will be hosting an extraordinary exhibit: for the first time, the tapestries designed by Raphael for the Sistine Chapel are being displayed in the original location for which they were intended...
READ MORERome is to host an "unprecedented" exhibition dedicated to Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, on the 500th anniversary of the death of the High Renaissance artist and architect. There will be several major Raphael exhibitions around the world in 2020 but the most important of these will be held at the Scuderie del Quirinale, in Ro...
READ MOREAfter a 2019 full of exhibitions and cultural events dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci for the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, with this new year someone else is ready to pick up the baton: 2020 is the 500th anniversary year since the death of Raphael, the indisputable genius of Renaissance art. One of the greatest artists of all time,...
READ MORERaphael (1483–1520) is recognized by many as the foremost figure of the classical tradition in Western painting. In celebration of the 500th anniversary of his death, the National Gallery of Art (6th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565) will present 26 prints and drawings from its own collection of works by Raphael’s contemporaries tha...
READ MOREScience has unveiled the secrets of one of Raphael's best-loved masterpieces on the 500th anniversary of the Reniassance master's death. Scientists are using x-rays and super HD analysis to probe the Fornarina at Rome's Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini ahead of its move to the Scuderie del Quirinale for a major show starting March 5. For three...
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