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The Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, An Embattled Museum, And A Daughters Search For The Truth,New
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The full, inside story of how the discovery of a previously unknown painting by Raphael, the Italian Renaissance master, went from media sensation to careerdestroying scandal.On the eve of its centennial celebrations in December, 1969, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of an unknown and uncatalogued painting attributed to Raphael. Bostons coup made headlines around the world. Soon afterward, an Italian art sleuth began investigating the details of the paintings export from Italy, challenged the museums right to ownership. Simultaneously, experts on both sides of the Atlantic lined up to debate the artworks very authenticity.While these contests played themselves out on the international stage, the crisis deepened within the museum as its charismatic director, Perry T. Rathbone, faced the most challenging crossroads of his thirtyyear career. The facts about the forces that converged on the museum, and how they led to Rathbones resignation as director, is only now fully revealed in this compelling, behindthescenes story that reveals how the art world, media, and museums work. This is for anyone who relishes stories of the business of art.
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