Join an international group of art historians and conservators for a day-long symposium to hear new discoveries on the artistic process of Raphael, one of history’s most beloved and influential artists.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry.
Welcome and Introduction
Carmen C. Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Met
Keynote
Raphael in the Vatican Museums
Barbara Jatta, Director, The Vatican Museums
Session I: Young Raphael
Presentations
‘…nella freschezza del suo mattino’: On Young Raphael
Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari, Professor of Modern Art History, University
of Urbino
Considerations on the Structure and Style of Raphael’s Colonna Altarpiece
Laura Teza, Professor of Modern Art History, Department of Humanities,
Università degli Studi di Perugia
The Banner of Città di Castello Restored
Tullia Carratù, Art Historian Officer, Central Institute for Restoration, Ministry of Culture, Italy
Session II: Raphael in Mid-Career
Presentations
Raphael Techniques and the So-Called Green Sketchbook
Cordélia Hattori, Curator, Department of Drawings, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
From Drawing to Color: Raphael and His Florentine Experience
Cecilia Frosinini, Art Historian, Opificio delle Pietre Dure (Ministry of Cultural Affairs)
Raphael and Paper: Discoveries from The Ashmolean Museum
Angelamaria Aceto, Senior Researcher, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Session III: Raphael in Rome—Glory and Majesty
Presentations
Raphael’s Cartoons: Assembly and Construction
Maurizio Michelozzi, Paper Conservator, Uffizi Galleries
Raphael in the Vatican between 1508 and 1514: Evolution of Technique and Maturation of Style
Paolo Violini, Head Restorer, Vatican Museum Painting Laboratory, The Vatican Museums
Drawing Until the End: Raphael and His Workshop, 1513–1520
Furio Rinaldi, Curator-in-Charge, Drawings, Prints, Photographs, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Closing Remarks
Carmen C. Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Met
