Exhibition ‘Raffaello’ Opened

On March 2, the exhibition titled ‘Raffaello’ opened at the National Museum of Western Art (until June 2). This is Raphael Sanzio’s first ever exhibition in Japan, one of the representative painters of the Italian Renaissance, which displayed 23 pieces of Raphael’s works along with his masters and followers, including ‘Madonna del Graduca’ (Palatine Gallery, Florence). In addition to this exhibition, ‘Leonard da Vinci: Biblioteca Pinacoteca Ambrosiana’ exhibition (held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from April 23 to June 30) and ‘Michelangelo Buonarroti: The Making of a Genius and the 500^th Anniversary of the Sistine Chapel’ exhibition (held at the Fukui Fine Art Museum from June 28 to August 25 and the National Museum of Western Art from September 6 to November 17), were held as part of ‘Italia in Giappone 2013’. (Japanese)