The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Raphael: Sublime Poetry | Walking Tour 4K
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Raphael: Sublime Poetry | Walking Tour 4K
Raphael Sublime Poetry: Inside the Historic Renaissance Show at The Met by Penny Armour
"I stepped into the grand, hushed corridors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art this morning expecting the usual reverence that accompanies a blockbuster show, but I found something far more kinetic instead. Raphael: Sublime Poetry is not merely a collection of masterpieces; it is a long overdue homecoming for the artist once hailed as the prince of painters. Despite his status as a pillar of the High Renaissance, this is the first comprehensive retrospective of his work ever held in the United States, and the wait has proven entirely worth it.
The exhibition, curated with a meticulous hand by Carmen Bambach, spans the entirety of the short but incandescent life of Raffaello Santi. It follows a chronological path beginning in the courtly atmosphere of Urbino and moving through the competitive air of Florence before culminating in the grand papal chambers of Rome. What struck me immediately was the sheer scale of the undertaking, with over 200 works on display including some 170 drawings that make the show feel like an intimate conversation with a genius who never seems to have had a bad day at the office...' from the article: Raphael Sublime Poetry: Inside the Historic Renaissance Show at The Met by Penny Armour
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