Raphael: From Urbino to Rome

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New in paperback This essential book on Raphael traces the evolution of his career from its origins in central Italy to the prestigious patronage of Pope Julius II in Rome. Richly illustrated. . . . Strikes a judicious balance between technical expertisehistory attribution scholarshipand a wider publics interest in how pictures are made how highly organized workshops such as Raphaels were set up what people have seen in Raphael in earlier eras what they themselves should be seeking out and seeing in the works on display.Ingrid D. Rowland New York Review of Books