Friday

Last Chance For Raphael

On Jan 16th the London National Gallery Raphael Exhibition ends. It is the first major exhibition of paintings and drawings by the great Renaissance painter, Raphael (1483-1520), to be held in Britain. In little more than a decade (1500-1513), Raphael transformed himself from a competent master of provincial church decoration into one of the greatest painters who ever lived. His remarkably lucid compositions influenced Western art up to the 20th century. Irish Art