Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Italian Renaissance Painter Raphael Sanzio

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty as he explores the work of Italian Renaissance artist Raphael Sanzio.  Raphael is sometimes said to have combined the grace of Leonardo with the power of Michelangelo into a new synthesis, thus bringing the High Renaissance in Italy to its zenith. From his untimely death on Good Friday at the age of 36 through the middle of the 19th century, he was considered to be the greatest artist of the Renaissance. However, with the advent of modern art in the late 19th century, Raphael was regarded as the least original of the triumvirate and as a result his work is not as well known. This presentation will attempt to rectify this situation and will include a special live demonstration of the oil glazing techniques used by Raphael.

This program is presented as part of the Library's celebration of Italian Cultural Heritage during the month of October.