Rome,Raphael and Music and Myths -Sublime Music and Raphael Frescoes in a Splendid Exhibition in Rome until the 18th December 2012 at Villa Farnesina,Honouring the Great Renaissance Master from Urbino.

 Rome,a glorious and legendary past, great Imperial city and capital of the Pope State,when in this period the Vaticano called the most important artists of the history and one of them was Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino,Raphael, the "enfant prodigy "the young star of the Renaissance.

The beautiful and charming Renaissance Villa Farnesina dedicates until the 18th December 2012 a great exhibition in honour of the great Master of Renaissance from Marche,a genius of art,an artist,who changed the history of painting thanks to his eclectic,unique and inimitable talented style.

Many people identify the period of the Renaissance in the person of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the master of Caprese, a small town in the province of Arezzo revered and respected by many artists of the time,who created a school of talents and who painted the Sistine Chapel,teaching new concepts of anatomy in painting,using new technicals,colours and movements that were previously unknown and transported all that also in sculpture,as in the famous Pieta,or in the figure of Leonardo da Vinci incredible universal genius, who painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper,changing the history of art giving unique nuances of painting backgrounds, mysterious expressions and a variety of scenarios that were for many the beginning of a new era for art.

If these two artists were the most famous for their masterpieces appreciated everywhere,, Raffaello Sanzio was not far behind, you think then that the great Master from Marche died at only 37 years of age.

Raphael was the antithesis of Leonardo and Michelangelo, a gentleman,often smiling and jovial,_The talent of Urbino for some expert of art in many aspects of Renaissance painting, could be considered even superior to the other two Masters,for his eclecticism combined with colors,the changes and the actiions from scene to scene,Raphael was a master of perspective,an imaginative talent who painted live in action all what he thought in action , recognisable by its perfect lines,without pause, added to everything living expressions almost real photo,true pictures in the Renaissance,something fantastic just look at some of his works, such as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, La Fornarina, the Deposition of Christ or the portrait of Elisabetta Gonzaga, are just like real photos of the Renaissance.

Perfect lines,a big variety of expressions, Raphael was an artist who was the sublimation of art incarnated in a human,able to create beauty with a talent to create the perfect canons of aesthetics,using often a classical and imaginative style at the same time in the Renaissance. Raphael was the 'essence of perfection Leonardo and Michelangelo respected him so much and often wondered how this young artist would have this immense talent to paint these masterpieces.

This exhibition at Villa Farnesina will show you all that and more,this splendid Roman mansion for its charm is the tight place to honour the great artist from Marche and an unique opportunity to visit Rome.

Special highlights of the exhibition  that during the visit you can listen and enjoy Renaissance music played by original instruments of that period.Melodies, music and Villa Farnesina, a sublime combination in honour of  one of the greatest artists of our history, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.

Francesco Mari