Museums and Society: Exhibition “Images of Perfect Beauty. The Oeuvre of Raphael” presented in Astrakhan Art Gallery marks the centenary of its foundation

To mark the centenary of its foundation the Astrakhan Art Gallery, the Department of Foreign Art, presents the exhibition “Images of Perfect Beauty. The Oeuvre of Raphael”. The exhibition is dedicated to the works of the renowned Italian artist and architect. Raphael (Rafaello Santi) was one of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance. He turned to the experience of his contemporaries and teachers - Pietro Perugino, Piero dela Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo and created his own ideal of a beautiful, harmoniously developed man.

The display features more than 50 reproductions of prints made in various techniques, such as etching, woodcut, lithography from the art gallery’s collection, which are based on Raphael’s paintings and frescoes.