Raphael: Cartoons and Tapestries for the Sistine Chapel

by Clare Browne and Mark L. Evans

In September 2010, the V+A exhibited four of the ten tapestries Raphael designed for the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. These remarkable works are comparable with Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling as masterpieces of High Renaissance art and, in this unique exhibition, were displayed with the full-size designs Raphael made for them - the famous Cartoons, which have been on display in the V+A since 1865. For anyone unable to view this once-in-a-lifetime...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851776346
• ISBN13: 9781851776344
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.3" x 8.8"