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 Raphael. Two nude figures crouching, about 1512, black chalk. Royal Collection ©2000 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
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Unlike Michelangelo, a solitary introvert who guarded his working drawings from outsiders, Raphael kept his sheets at hand for the education and pleasure of his entourage. His methods, whether venerated or repudiated, imitated or muted, were a point of reference and a source of inspiration for the following generations. In the words of Giorgio Vasari, one of the first to appreciate his drawings as collectors' items: "Happy, too, may be called all those who were employed in Raphael's service and worked under him; for whoever followed him discovered that he had arrived at a safe haven." -Allegra Pesenti |
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