Raffaello Exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale Sold Out, Alternative Viewing in Rome

The Raffaello exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, closing August 30, 2020, is completely sold out due to COVID-19 safety measures limiting entry to ten people every five minutes. The exhibition, originally scheduled to close June 2, reopened after lockdown and has drawn thousands. Desperate visitors are reselling tickets at triple the price or waiting outside the venue. The article suggests alternative sites in Rome to view Raffaello's works: the Vatican Museums (Stanze di Raffaello, Pinacoteca with Pala Oddi, Madonna di Foligno, Trasfigurazione, and tapestries), Galleria Borghese (Dama con liocorno, Deposizione Baglioni), Palazzo Barberini (Fornarina), Villa Farnesina (Loggia di Psiche, Trionfo di Galatea), Santa Maria del Popolo (Chigi Chapel), Santa Maria della Pace (Sibyls), Sant'Agostino (Profeta Isaia), Accademia di San Luca (San Luca che dipinge la Vergine), and the Pantheon (Raffaello's tomb). The exhibition was part of the 500th anniversary of Raffaello's death and faced controversy over loans and restoration of the Ritratto di Leone X from the Uffizi.