The Raphael Cartoons

Ana DeBenedetti editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:V & A Publishing

Published:3rd Nov '20

Should be back in stock very soon

The Raphael Cartoons cover

This beautiful and compelling book sheds fresh light on Raphael’s artistic practice and the organization of his large workshop.

This beautiful and compelling book presents a new consideration of Raphael's achievement, shedding fresh light on the Cartoons' history from their creation, their acquisition by the English Crown in 1623, to their loan to the South Kensington Museum by Queen Victoria in 1865 in memory of Prince Albert.Now on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Raphael Cartoons are widely considered one of the glories of the Italian Renaissance. Made as full-scale design drawings for tapestries, their survival is remarkable given their original purpose and inherent fragility. This beautiful and compelling book presents a new consideration of Raphael's achievement, shedding fresh light on the Cartoons' history from their creation, their acquisition by the English Crown in 1623, to their loan to the South Kensington Museum by Queen Victoria in 1865 in memory of Prince Albert. Illustrated with entirely new digital photography, made to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist's death, the book focuses on Raphael's artistic practice and his legacy. The Cartoons were carefully designed to be reproduced, and they are shown here as never before.

'contains excellent essays on the tapestries' creation, display and history...' Paul Joannides, The Art Newspaper, 1st February 2021

ISBN: 9781838510091

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112 pages