The Metropolitan Museum of Art has launched a major retrospective titled 'Raphael: Sublime Poetry,' featuring over 230 works sourced from more than 60 international institutions and private collections. The exhibition provides a chronological survey of the Renaissance master’s career, spanning his early years in Urbino to his definitive period at the papal court in Rome, and includes iconic paintings such as the 'Alba Madonna' alongside rare preparatory sketches and immersive projections of his Vatican frescoes.
This exhibition is significant as one of the most comprehensive surveys of Raphael’s work ever staged, offering a rare opportunity to analyze the technical evolution of an artist who fundamentally shaped Western art history. By highlighting the artist's creative process through his drawings and studies, the show allows scholars and the public to engage with the intellectual depth behind the High Renaissance's most influential aesthetic standards.