Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?

This essay explores whether early restorers responded to the cult status of Raphael’s paintings, since Vasari records that several of his religious works carried spiritual power. Evidence from conservation research and from historical documents suggests that both aesthetic and devotional motivations...

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Main Author: Cathleen Hoeniger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association CeROArt 2013-10-01
Series:CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3550
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description This essay explores whether early restorers responded to the cult status of Raphael’s paintings, since Vasari records that several of his religious works carried spiritual power. Evidence from conservation research and from historical documents suggests that both aesthetic and devotional motivations were at play, but that the context in which the painting was housed, whether a religious institution or a private gallery, contributed significantly to the response.
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Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?
CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
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title Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?
title_full Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?
title_fullStr Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?
title_full_unstemmed Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?
title_short Raphael’s Religious Paintings and Their Early Restorations: Devotional Attention or Aesthetic Appreciation?
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