Raffaello Exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale: New Scholarship Revealed
The Raffaello exhibition at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale, which was closed due to the pandemic, marks the culmination of three years of collaboration with 54 lenders and a committee chaired by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden. Curated by Marzia Faietti and Matteo Lafranconi, the exhibition showcases over 200 works in honor of Raphael's 500th death anniversary on April 6, 1520. The accompanying catalog from Skira provides fresh perspectives. Influenced by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael played a pivotal role in the artistic discussions of his era, creating sonnets and preparatory sketches that blend classical elements. In 1516, Leo X commissioned his cartoons for the Sistine Chapel. Farinella and others explore Raphael's influences, including Pinturicchio and Giovanni Bellini, revising conventional views of his training.
Key facts
- Raffaello exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, closed due to coronavirus
- Over 200 works gathered to mark 500th anniversary of Raphael's death on April 6, 1520
- Three-year project involving 54 lenders and 14-member scientific committee chaired by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden
- Curated by Marzia Faietti, Matteo Lafranconi, Francesco P. Di Teodoro, Vincenzo Farinella
- Catalog published by Skira presents new scholarship
- Raphael was fascinated by Leonardo da Vinci throughout his career
- Around 1514, artistic factions split between Dante-Michelangelo (difficulty) and Raphael-Petrarch (facility)
- Raphael wrote five sonnets between 1509-1510 on preparatory drawings for the Disputa del Sacramento
- Arnold Nesselrath notes classical references in the Stanze, including Arch of Constantine frieze
- Raphael sent draftsmen to Greece to document antiquities
- Alessandro Viscogliosi suggests Antonio da Sangallo the Younger surveyed Imperial Fora for Raphael
- In 1516, Pope Leo X commissioned Raphael's cartoons for Sistine Chapel tapestries, woven by Peter Van Aelst in Brussels
- Sylvia Ferino-Pagden: Raphael aimed for three-dimensional illusion in tapestries, modeling on Leonardo and Michelangelo
- Angelamaria Aceto and Francesco P. Di Teodoro: Raphael's Monteluce Altarpiece study derives from Giovanni Bellini's 1475 altarpiece
- Alessandro Nava hypothesizes Raphael's trip to Padua based on a 1507 drawing in Munich
- Vincenzo Farinella: Raphael looked to Pinturicchio from 1502, not just Perugino as Vasari claimed
Entities
Artists
- Raffaello Sanzio
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Giorgio Vasari
- Pietro Aretino
- Baldassare Castiglione
- Ludovico Ariosto
- Pietro Bembo
- Giovanni Bellini
- Donatello
- Pinturicchio
- Pietro Vannucci (Perugino)
- Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane
- Peter Van Aelst
- Sylvia Ferino-Pagden
- Marzia Faietti
- Matteo Lafranconi
- Francesco P. Di Teodoro
- Vincenzo Farinella
- Arnold Nesselrath
- Alessandro Viscogliosi
- Angelamaria Aceto
- Alessandro Nava
- Ludovico Pratesi
Institutions
- Scuderie del Quirinale
- Skira
- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
- The National Gallery, London
- Cappella Sistina
- Vatican
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Urbino
- Florence
- Padua
- Pesaro
- Bruxelles
- Monaco di Baviera
- San Paolo del Brasile
- Brazil
- Greece
- Oxford
- United Kingdom
- London