Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Steves: Experiencing Italy’s Renaissance in person

Among the many things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels. Imagine: In Florence, you can sleep in a converted 16th-century monastery that’s just a block from ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Winnetka man believed painting found in antique shop in 1995 is authentic Raphael work

WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) -- When Tony Ayers visited England in 1995, he made a discovery that changed his life. He spotted a painting of the Madonna and child tucked away in an antiques store, and ...
Artnet

A Divine Gathering of Raphael’s Madonnas Is Kicking Off a Year of Shows to Mark the 500th Anniversary of the Renaissance Master’s Death

In a rare reunion, seven of Raphael’s Madonnas are coming together under one roof at Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie, which kicks of a series of shows next year dedicated to the Italian Renaissance master on ...
The New Yorker

Was Raphael the Runt of the Renaissance?

Many have called him boring, a peddler of simpleminded beauty. At the Met, a blockbuster exhibition restores his standing.
Artnet

Renaissance Rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael Hit London in a Major Museum Show

If pushed to name three Renaissance artists (or three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael are probably most people’s picks (sorry, Donatello). The three giants of the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

A Winnetka man spent decades trying to prove he owned a Renaissance masterpiece. Can AI solve the case?

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techtimes

AI Study Shows Famous Raphael Painting Was Not Completely Created by the Italian Renaissance Master

A renowned painting by Raphael, the Madonna della Rosa (Madonna of the Rose), has been scrutinized by AI, revealing that the Italian Renaissance painter may not have created the face of Joseph in the ...
Observer

Raphael’s Renaissance Beauty: The Mysterious, Erotic La Fornarina

One of the wonderful things about La Fornarina (circa 1520), a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520) currently One of the wonderful things about La Fornarina (circa 1520), a ...
The Art Newspaper

After Leonardo, the spotlight is on Raphael for the 500th anniversary of his death next year

The Renaissance master Raphael will follow in Leonardo da Vinci’s footsteps with exhibitions to mark the 500th anniversary of his death next year. Leonardo is currently the subject of a series of ...
Hyperallergic

Raphael’s Tapestries Unite at Sistine Chapel for the First Time Since the Renaissance

The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City (via Richard Mortel/Flickr) To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael, a number of his designed tapestries will return to the ...
The Guardian

Raphael Revealed review – 500th-anniversary survey of the Renaissance great

While we’re waiting for the delayed National Gallery extravaganza, this wide-ranging documentary relays the full breadth of Raphael’s achievements In 2022, London’s National Gallery will finally get ...
Forbes

Arrivederci Raphael, Renaissance Master Coronavirus Victim As Nearly 500 Italian Museums, Monuments Close

A picture on social media from Naples based tour company Leisure Italy on announcing the closure of all museums in Italy until April 3. The closure applies to most cultural institutions and ...