Raphael - Finestre sull'Arte

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Madonna of Monteluce returns to Perugia for first time since Napoleonic spoliation

Madonna of Monteluce returns to Perugia for first time since Napoleonic spoliation

After more than two centuries, one of the most significant works in Perugia 's artistic history is returning to the city. From Oct. 1, 2025, to Jan. 7, 2026, the Museo del Capitolo of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo will host the exhibition The long-awa...
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Biggest exhibition on Raphael in the U.S.: will be in 2026 at the Metropolitan in New York

Biggest exhibition on Raphael in the U.S.: will be in 2026 at the Metropolitan in New York

The first major exhibition on Raphael in the United States: the Metropolitan Museum in New York announced it yesterday. It will run from March 29 to June 28, 2026 and will be titled Raphael: Sublime Poetry. This exhibition, curated by Carmen C. Bamba...
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Raphael's Madonna of the Canopy returns to the Pitti Palace after a year's absence

Raphael's Madonna of the Canopy returns to the Pitti Palace after a year's absence

After more than a year's absence, the Madonna del Baldacchino, one of Raphael Sanzio 's (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) masterpieces, returns to its Florentine home in the Pitti Palace. The imposing altarpiece, which measures 280x216 cm in its current co...
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An exhibition at Villa Farnesina recounts new discoveries about its 17th-century decoration

An exhibition at Villa Farnesina recounts new discoveries about its 17th-century decoration

From Nov. 6, 2024, to Jan. 12, 2025, Villa Farnesina in Rome presents the exhibition Il Seicento in Villa Farnesina, curated by Alessandro Zuccari and Virginia Lapenta, under the patronage of the Associazione Amici dell'Accademia dei Lincei, in colla...
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Raphael's self-portrait with friend: a possible identification of the friend

Raphael's self-portrait with friend: a possible identification of the friend

The identity of the young man seated in the foreground of Raphael's painting, known as Self-Portrait with Friend or Double Portrait, kept at the Musée du Louvre where it entered in 1792, has remained shrouded in mystery until now1. The scene d...
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Rare and valuable drawing by Raphael for the Vatican Stanze discovered. It will go to auction

Rare and valuable drawing by Raphael for the Vatican Stanze discovered. It will go to auction

An important drawing by Raphael (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) has been found: it is a study for the scene of the Battle of Ponte Milvio painted in the Vatican Stanze, specifically in the Hall of Constantine. It will be auctioned Oct. 25 by Dorotheum, w...
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Supercult. Philippe Daverio on Raphael

Supercult. Philippe Daverio on Raphael

Here we are again with Cardinal Scipione Borghese. He had this painting hastily taken from the Franciscan convent near Perugia by counting it on to the friars, telling them that it was too important a work to be guarded so poorly and would therefore ...
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The Chapel of San Severo in Perugia, where Raphael and Perugino painted the same wall

The Chapel of San Severo in Perugia, where Raphael and Perugino painted the same wall

Tucked away among the medieval alleys of Perugia, after a steep climb, is a quiet and little-known place, far from the routes of mass tourism, where it is possible to see two great masters of art history side by side, in comparison, namel...
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