2020 marked the five hundredth anniversary of the death of Raffaello Sanzio, an Italian Renaissance artist whose influence on later generations can hardly be overestimated. Unfortunately, many of the anniversary exhibitions and celebrations—planned at Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale but also at other institutions around the world—had to be curtailed or canceled in the wake of the global pandemic. Today, as Italy begins to reopen to visitors, it seems the perfect time to shine light
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