这本精美而引人入胜的书对拉斐尔的成就进行了新的思考，对“拉斐尔壁毯画原稿”的历史进行了全新的阐释：从它们的诞生，1623年被英国王室收购，到1865年维多利亚女王为纪念阿尔伯特王子而将其借给南肯辛顿博物馆。本书是为纪念这位艺术家逝世500周年而制作的，重点介绍了拉斐尔的艺术实践和他的遗产，以全新的数码摄影作品为插图。为了复制，“拉斐尔壁毯画原稿”经过精心设计，在这里它们得到了前所未有的展示。

The Raphael Cartoons are widely considered one of the glories of the Italian Renaissance. Made as full-

scale design drawings for tapestries, their survival is remarkable given their original purpose and inherent fragility.

This beautiful and compelling book presents a new consideration of Raphael’s achievement, shedding fresh light on the Cartoons’ history from their creation, their acquisition by the English Crown in 1623, to their loan to the South Kensington Museum by Queen Victoria in 1865 in memory of Prince Albert. Illustrated with entirely new digital photography, made to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death, the book focuses on Raphael’s artistic practice and his legacy. The Cartoons were carefully designed to be reproduced, and they are shown here as never before.