The first major exhibition of paintings and drawings by the great Italian painter, Raphael (1483- 1520), opens in Britain at the National Gallery in London, October 20, 2004-January 16, 2005. In little more than a decade (1500-1513), Raphael transformed himself from a competent master of provincial church decoration into one of the greatest painters who ever lived. His remarkably lucid compositions influenced Western art up to the 20th century.

For centuries, Raphael has been considered the supreme High Renaissance painter, more versatile than Michelangelo and more prolific than his older ...

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