Members’ Virtual Lecture | Raphael: Prince of Painters

Muscarelle Members are invited to join us for a special virtual talk with Art Historian Elaine Ruffolo.

Raphael, one of the High Renaissance’s great masters alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo, rose from Perugino’s apprentice in Urbino to the favored artist of popes and princes. In just two decades, he synthesized influences into serene compositions and ideal beauty, leaving a legacy of harmony and grace before his death at 37. In this talk, Elaine Ruffolo explores his extraordinary ascent—from early apprenticeships under Perugino to encounters with Michelangelo and Leonardo in Florence, and finally to his crowning achievements in Rome.

Talk will take place via Zoom; please register below to receive the Zoom link.

This talk is reserved for current Muscarelle Members. Interested in joining the Muscarelle as a member? Learn more!

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Raphael di Sanzio, Detail of the Alba Madonna (c.1511), National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.