The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting "Raphael: Sublime Poetry," the first comprehensive exhibition of the High Renaissance master in the United States. Running through June 28, 2026, the landmark show features over 170 works, including major loans like "The Alba Madonna" and the "Portrait of Baldassarre Castiglione," alongside preparatory sketches that reveal the artist's technical process.
This exhibition represents a significant moment for American museums, bringing together rare masterpieces from global institutions like the Louvre and the National Gallery of Art. By juxtaposing finished paintings with anatomical studies and drawings, the Met provides a rare scholarly and public deep-dive into Raphael’s evolution from his early years in Urbino to his ultimate success in the papal courts of Rome.