Raphael
Skira 2020
English and Italian translations (from German) by Scriptum
With over two hundred masterpieces, including paintings, drawings and works for comparison, and over a hundred works by the master never before gathered together, this major event focuses exclusively on Raphael, superstar of the Renaissance, in the fifth centennial of his death in Rome on 6 April 1520 at the age of just 37.
Simply entitled RAPHAEL, the exhibition constitutes the high point of the world-widecommemorative celebrations and the showpiece of the programme approved by the national committee specially instituted by the Heritage Minister Dario Franceschini and chaired by Antonio Paolucci.
The inauguration will take place on 3 March 2020 in the presence of the highest authorities of the Italian state and official representatives of the principal lender countries. The exhibition will open to the public on 5 March and end on 2 June.