A New Raphael self-portrait?

February 11 2011

Image of A New Raphael self-portrait?

Picture: Alessandro Vezzosi & Scripta Maneant

A new book claims that a little known copy of Raphael's self-portrait is in fact by Raphael himself. The picture, which follows the Uffizi image, has been in a bank vault for many years.

You can flip through a section of the new book, and zoom in on the pictures, here.  

It's hard to tell from the photos, but the 'new' picture is clearly much better than the ubiquitous copies one sees of the Uffizi image. Judging by the faded blue pigments of the background it appears to have some age to it. Elements of the face, such as the nose and lips, are well observed. 

Intriguing...


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