Raphael's Head of a Young Apostle, a Renaissance Drawing from the Old Masters & British Paintings Sale

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Raphael's Head of a Young Apostle, a Renaissance Drawing from the Old Masters & British Paintings Sale

Watch as Tobias Meyer, Gregory Rubinstein and Cristiana Romalli discuss Raphael's Head of a Young Apostle. Possibly the finest of the artist’s six surviving auxiliary cartoons for Raphael's last great masterpiece, The Transfiguration, which remains in the Vatican, the work sold for £29.7 million at the 5 December 2012 Old Masters & British Paintings, which achieved a total of £58 million.

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