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The riveting story of a museum director caught in a web of local and international intrigue while secretly pursuing a forgotten Renaissance painting-the Boston Raphael. On the eve of its centennial celebrations in 1969, the Boston MFA announced the acquisition of an unknown and uncatalogued painting attributed to Raphael. Boston's coup made headlines around the world. Soon, an Italian art sleuth began investigating the painting's export from Italy, challenging the museum's ownership. Simultaneously, experts on both sides of the Atlantic lined up to debate its very authenticity. The museums charismatic director, Perry T. Rathbone, faced the most challenging crossroads of his career. The Boston Raphael was a media sensation in its time, but the full story of the forces that converged on the museum and how they intersected with the challenges of the Sixties is now revealed in full detail by the director's daughter.

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Book category Books in English The arts History of art / art & design styles History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600

• Full title: Boston Raphael
• Subtitle: A Mysterious Painting an Embattled Mueseum in an Era of Change and a Daughter's Search for the Truth
• Author: Belinda Rathbone
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 335
• EAN: 9781567925227
• ISBN: 1567925227
• ID: 05342451
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Weight: 714 g
• Dimensions: 162 × 237 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 16. October 2014

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