Raphael discovery emerges from Vatican museum restoration

(news.artnet.com)

43 points | by andsoitis 3 days ago

4 comments

  • alpineman 4 hours ago
    The artwork was already there, so not sure 'discovered' is the right word. Does it make a difference now we know it was painted by Raphael himself?

    It will make a difference, of course. But should it?

    • mensetmanusman 3 hours ago
      People decide what should matter. Thats why there are pop star worship museums where mass-produced guitars and shoes that were worn are on display.
    • throwpoaster 3 hours ago
      Would you wear Jeffrey Dahmer's sweater?
    • ludicrousdispla 2 hours ago
      Probably not, considering that many (possibly most) of the well known modern and contemporary painters have other people put the paint on the canvas for them.
  • ludicrousdispla 2 hours ago
    Interesting to see a dinosaur in one of the paintings.
    • Cthulhu_ 1 hour ago
      Do you mean the dragon in the background? Fwiw dinosaur fossils have been found for thousands of years already, with theories being that the Cyclops was based on mammoth skulls and griffins on triceratops fossils.
  • padjo 6 hours ago
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  • ZiiS 7 hours ago
    Three highly trained assistents to one of to he greatest artists who over lived, credited with contributing to major masterworks couldn't learn oilpainting? A common evening class subjest, nearly universally considered much easier then painting fresco.