Raphael and His Legacy | Sunday at The Met

Raphael’s most iconic masterpieces have influenced artists for centuries. Explore his genius and artistic legacy through an afternoon of presentations by leading scholars. First, hear an introduction by Carmen Bambach, curator of the exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry. Then, take a closer look at his monumental frescoes in the Vatican Stanze at the Vatican Museums with Arnold Nasselrath, dive into the mystery of the enigmatic sitter in Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn with Linda Wolk-Simon, and consider Raphael’s enduring influence on nineteenth-century French painters with Caroline Elenowitz-Hess.


Contributors

Carmen C. Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Met, curator of Raphael: Sublime Poetry
Arnold Nasselrath, Co-director, Antiquitatum Thesaurus at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy
Linda Wolk-Simon, Independent scholar and Visiting Professor, New York University
Caroline Elenowitz-Hess, Research Associate, Raphael: Sublime Poetry


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A reddish-brown tea bowl with speckling, dark veins, and cracked glazing throughout.
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