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Raphael and the Art of Portraiture
January 25, 2007
David Brenneman director, collections and exhibitions, High Museum of Art

David Brenneman, chief curator of the High Museum of Art, discusses one of the Renaissance's most important portraits, Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione.

Art & Architecture
Art History | Drawing | Painting | Raphael
PBA
High Museum of Art
Audio-only
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Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (2002)
Binding: Hardcover, 172 pages
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Publisher: Rizzoli (2001)
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