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<description><![CDATA[Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520) was one of the great painters of the Italian Renaissance. Raphael brought the Renaissance painting style to maturity, creating a model for later painters. Due to the importance and rarity of his works, today it is extremely difficult to organize an exhibition dedicated to his works, even in Europe, the home to the majority of his extant oeuvre. This is the first large-scale Raphael exhibition held outside of Europe.
	This exhibition features more than 20 works by Raphael, from examples from his study period that were heavily influenced by Perugino, to his time in Florence when his work was spurred on by contact with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, to his later years, after his arrival in Rome in 1508 and his work on the large-scale projects for the Vatican. In particular the exhibition features one of Raphael s most famous images of the Madonna and Child, the  Madonna del Granduca. In combination with the works by Raphael, approximately 60 works by those active around him have been assembled for this exhibition, including prints made after his paintings and decorative art works designed on the basis of his plans. This exhibition will provide a splendid opportunity for visitors to learn about the entirety of Raphael, an artist who exerted a massive influence on all later artistic expression.
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 February 2013 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Landscape: from the Drawing collection of the National Museum of Western Art</title>
<description><![CDATA[	Drawings are created for various reasons, whether as compositional studies for oil paintings or sculptures, sketches of motifs that fascinate the artist, or as a way that artists train their hand and eye. Some of the drawings created in this process are themselves superb artworks for appreciation. The diverse materials used in drawings—whether chalk, charcoal, pencil, pen, watercolors or pastels—allow a painter to create individualistic works in the material and technique that suits their own aims, themes or preferences.
	 The National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) collections contain approximately 160 drawings, including works in pastels and watercolors. This exhibition introduces drawings on landscape themes from the collection. The first section presents close-at-hand landscapes, the world of village and garden. The gallery display continues with mountain and high plateau views, followed by ocean views. The visitor&acute;s journey continues to the exotic locales as seen by European painters, including North Africa, the islands of the South Pacific, and Asia, and finally, the purely imaginary realms conjured by the artists themselves.
	Drawings by their nature do not have the imposing presence of large-format oil paintings. And yet, drawings have their own unique and subtle appeal, evoked by the strokes that vividly convey the artist &acute;s immediate impressions of a subject and their sense of up-close and unique intimacy. We hope that viewers of the exhibition will take time to enjoy each work displayed, entering into each landscape evoked within its small but compelling form. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 March 2013 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of temporary closure (Friday 1 March)</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 February 2013 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of temporary closure (Monday 4 February 2013 through Monday 11 February)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 January 2013 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of temporary closure (Monday 29 October 2012 through Friday 2 November)</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 July 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Touch the Museum now available on Android devices</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 8 June 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of temporary closure (Tuesday 12 June)</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 April 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of temporary closure (Monday 13th of February 2012 through Monday 20th of February</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 February 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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