Take a look at what is being said about the Royal Academy’s exhibition exploring the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the influence both had on the young Raphael.
The Guardian: **** “This is a flawed exhibition but you will never forget Leonardo ’s vision of war. Fill your nightmares with apocalypse c 1504.”
The Standard: ***** “Though small in scale, it is a gem of a show, a testament to staggering genius, three artists at a very different stage in their developments. Astonishingly, it is made up of three rooms only, but almost each item, great and small, sculpture, drawing, sketches paintings finished and unfinished – especially the unfinished – is a volume in itself.”
The Telegraph: **** “The Royal Academy’s tight, enterprising new exhibition sees its curators pull off a series of remarkable ‘firsts’”
Time Out: *** ” the appeal here is in getting to watch an academic, art historical argument being played out on the walls of the RA, an exploration of the influences, relationships and rivalries of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael for a brief moment in time. It’s a great bit of art historical academia, but it’s loads better as an essay – with space for arguments, evidence, images – than as an exhibition.”
The exhibition is on display until the 16th February 2025. To book tickets visit: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/michelangelo-leonardo-raphael