Exhibition of Italian artist Raphael’s masterpieces in Hanoi
35 digitised reproductions of Italian Renaissance artist Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, will be displayed in Hanoi, beginning on June 2, to celebrate Italy’s Republic Day.
Painting The School of Athen by Raphael (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - As many as 35 digitisedreproductions of Italian Renaissance artist Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, betterknown as Raphael, will be displayed in Hanoi, beginning on June 2, to celebrateItaly’s Republic Day.
The digitised works of art, which are the samesize as the artist’s original paintings, have already been exhibited at severalmuseums in Europe.
This is the first time the exhibition is held inVietnam, and organisers hope to draw the attention of the public, particularlyyoung people, to Italian art and culture.
The exhibition will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Cau GiayDistrict’s Nguyen Van Huyen Street for one month, from June 2.
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The works of Raphael (1483-1520), known as thearchitect of the High Renaissance, are admired for clarity of form, ease ofcomposition, and as a visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of humangrandeur.
Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci,Raphael forms the trinity of the great masters of that period.-VNA
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Painting The School of Athen by Raphael (Source: VNA) 
