Rome · collection cardinalice, drama and portrait

At the Borghese Gallery, the Baglioni Deposition, the Lady with the Unicorn and the Portrait of a Man show Raphael between narrative ambition, matrimonial symbol and individual identity.

The collection formed by Cardinal Scipione Borghese brings together painting and sculpture in a Roman villa according to a logic of prestige and confrontation. The Deposition, commissioned by Atalanta Baglioni for Perugia, transforms the transport of Christ into a scene of family mourning and collective movement. The Lady with the Unicorn presents a young woman holding the animal symbol of chastity, added during the development of the panel. The Portrait of a Man on the contrary reduces the signs to let the face, clothing and pose establish presence. These three works allow us to follow young Raphael when he assimilates Florence and prepares the Roman scale. The Portrait of a Man on the contrary reduces the signs to let the face, clothing and pose establish presence. These three works allow us to follow young Raphael when he assimilates Florence and prepares the Roman scale. These three works allow us to follow young Raphael when he assimilates Florence and prepares the Roman scale. These three works allow us to follow young Raphael when he assimilates Florence and prepares the Roman scale. These three works allow us to follow young Raphael when he assimilates Florence and prepares the Roman scale. These three works allow us to follow young Raphael when he assimilates Florence and prepares the Roman scale. These three works allow us to follow young Rapha

A carried body, a tamed unicorn, a man without attributes: Raphael adapts each image to what it must reveal and what it must silence.