Raphael of Urbino: An Anniversary Lecture

Monday 29th June 6pm

2020 is an important year marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death. Join lecturer and Italian Renaissance expert Siân Walters for a celebratory lecture commemorating his life and works.

Raphael is often referred to as one of the three giants of the High Renaissance in Italy alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci yet his career was short-lived as he died tragically young, aged just 37. Nevertheless in this relatively short space of time he progressed from a series of modest initial commissions in and around his home town of Urbino to the coveted position of one of the leading artists at the court of Pope Julius II. The Pope was without doubt the most important patron of the arts in Italy and commissioned some of the most sublime and influential works of the early 16th century from this young and gifted painter. We explore how Raphael achieved this extraordinary rise in status, tracing the development of early works under the influence of Perugino and Pinturicchio to encounters with Michelangelo and Leonardo in Florence, and finally an examination of the later masterpieces of painting and drawing created in Rome

This is a live-streamed lecture which will be given by Siân Walters at 6.00pm BST (British Summer Time). Tune in from anywhere in the world to watch or enjoy a recorded version of the lecture which can be accessed for up to 24 hours afterwards.

The lecture will last one hour and will be followed by questions which Siân will answer live. The participation fee is £10 per person

Further Information

Participation

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