The Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, an Embattled Museum, and a Daughter's Search for the Truth

by Belinda Rathbone

The full, inside story of how the discovery of a previously unknown painting by Raphael, the Italian Renaissance master, went from media sensation to career-destroying scandal.

On the eve of its centennial celebrations in December, 1969, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of an unknown and uncatalogued painting attributed to Raphael. Boston's coup made headlines around the world. Soon afterward, an Italian art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567926738
• ISBN13: 9781567926736
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.8"