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Raphael. The heads of Homer, Dante and another poet, about
1509-10, pen and iron-gall ink. Royal Collection ©2000
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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(Raffaello Sanzio, Italian,
1483-1520)
Raphael
was one of the pivotal artists of the High Renaissance. Raphael
and His Circle: Drawings from Windsor Castle, with works on
loan from the Royal Library by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and
the complementary exhibition Raphael and His Influence across
the Centuries, offer a rare opportunity to view a selection
of his works.
A remarkably versatile draftsman, Raphael
was also one of the most influential artists of his era. His impact
on succeeding generations is captured in the drawings of his most
gifted workshop assistants and the work of painters ceaselessly
drawn to Raphael's artworks throughout the centuries.
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