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Share The Raphael Cartoons are a set of seven full-scale designs for a series of tapestries created by Raphael and are considered one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance. In 2019, as part of the project to mark the 500th anniversary of Raphael's death, the V&A worked with Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation to carry out an ultra-high-resolution recording of the seven Cartoons in colour, 3D and infrared. This work was generously supported by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. The images from the project are crucial for the study and fut...

While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. Acquired by Charles I in 1623, the seven surviving cartoons for the tapestries Raphael completed for the Sistine Chapel have since 1865 been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Last year – the 500th anniversary of the Italian master’s death – the V&A embarked on a refurbishment to its Raphael Court, with the aim of presenting these scenes from the ...

The V&A's new digital interactive visualises the colour, 3D and infrared layers of The Death of Ananias, one of the museum's seven Raphael Cartoons (1515-16) © V&A Courtesy Royal Collection Trust HM Queen Elizabeth II 2021 Raphael’s seven surviving tapestry cartoons for the Sistine Chapel were photographed for the first time in 1858. Lowered from a window of Hampton Court Palace, where they had been on and off display for more than 150 years, the Raphael Cartoons (1515-16) were documented by daylight on glass plate negatives over several months. The delicate task was co...

Share The Raphael Cartoons are considered one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance. These huge, full-scale designs for tapestries were created by Raphael – one of the most important masters of the Renaissance period. Commissioned by Pope Leo X, shortly after his election in 1513, for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace, the Cartoons depict key episodes of the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the founding fathers of the Christian church. The Conversion of the Proconsul also known as The Blinding of Elymas (Acts 13: 6 – 12) Paul preaches to a Roman proconsul (...

Edward Colston Four Opt For Trial By Jury The four people charged with criminal damage for pulling down a bronze statue of slave trader Edward Colston and dumping it in Bristol harbour have pleaded not guilty. Jake Skuse, 36, Rhiannon Graham, 29, Milo Ponsford, 25, and Sage Willoughby, 21, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court earlier today to deny the charges. They have opted to be tried before a judge and jury. They were bailed and are due to appear at Bristol Crown Court on 8 February. Arrests were made outside the courtroom when protesters ignored warnings not to gather outside the co...