{"id":9235,"date":"2014-12-29T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T13:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/?p=9235"},"modified":"2020-11-25T14:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T13:46:45","slug":"beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty treatments to Raphael&#8217;s \u201cLa Muta\u201d before her return to Urbino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9235 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10153735_1439686326286776_7540032467875292900_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10153735_1439686326286776_7540032467875292900_n-348x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9236\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9236'>\n\t\t\t\tRaffaello, Portrait of a young lady (La Muta), 1507. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10383652_1439686112953464_1811019468848640458_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10383652_1439686112953464_1811019468848640458_n-352x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9238\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9238'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221; during the cleaning. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10848495_1439686302953445_8759443016450089810_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"101\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10848495_1439686302953445_8759443016450089810_o-324x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9241\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9241'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221;, restoration&#8217;s detail after the cleaning.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10369710_1439686226286786_2375735496242370026_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10369710_1439686226286786_2375735496242370026_n-314x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9237\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9237'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Musta&#8221;, Ultraviolet rays shows the results of the cleaning of the non original varnish, \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10669238_1439686292953446_2906966480364344178_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10669238_1439686292953446_2906966480364344178_o-480x336.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9239\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9239'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221;, restoration&#8217;s detail.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10869462_1439686442953431_6744867849482918_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10869462_1439686442953431_6744867849482918_o-349x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9243\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9243'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221; during the restoration.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10885141_1439686186286790_1977507681929600928_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10885141_1439686186286790_1977507681929600928_n-320x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9244\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9244'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Musta&#8221; under restoration at the Opificio dele Pietre Dure, Florence. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10885593_1439686446286764_8387223343785631798_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10885593_1439686446286764_8387223343785631798_n-371x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9246\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9246'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221; under X rays before and after the holes in the wood were filled.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10885208_1439686232953452_7848986991818444969_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"129\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10885208_1439686232953452_7848986991818444969_n-414x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9245\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9245'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221; restauration detail after the cleaning.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/10888718_1439686162953459_6189184986764525437_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10888718_1439686162953459_6189184986764525437_n-352x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9247\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9247'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;La Muta&#8221; after the cleaning.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2014\/12\/29\/beauty-tratments-to-raphaels-la-muta-before-her-coming-back-to-urbino\/raffaello-francesco_maria_della_rovere\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Raffaello-Francesco_Maria_della_Rovere-350x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9249\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9249'>\n\t\t\t\tRaffaello Sanzio, Portrait of a young man with an apple, 1504. Uffizi.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">The troubled young woman painted in 1507 by Raffaello Sanzio \u2013 apparently Maria Feltria della Rovere, widow of Venanzio Varano, who got married to&nbsp;her when he was only 13 years old and was then assassinated by Cesare Borgia \u2013 is currently having beauty treatments at the Fortezza da Basso, in Florence. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opificiodellepietredure.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opificio delle Pietre Dure<\/a>&#8216;s specialists are taking care of her delicate skin, stressed by the long stay she had in spring 2013 in Japan, where she was one of the brightest stars of the great exhibition kindly dedicated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmwa.go.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tokyo&#8217;s National Museum of Western Art<\/a> to Raffaello.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the article published a few days&nbsp;ago on the Facebook Page of the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche \u2013 which still doesn&#8217;t have an appropriate web site, even if the city of Urbino had run to become the European Capital of Culture in 2019 \u2013 the lady is also having non-invasive analysis that will reveal more about&nbsp;the materials&nbsp;and their current state of preservation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">The pictorial surface is getting cleaned from the old varnish, turned yellow by the time, and from some altered retouching. A <\/span>Computerized Axial Tomography scan will also tell&nbsp;about the state of its wooden support, attached during the XIX century by woodworm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Only then Maria&#8217;s resigned hands will be ready to relate&nbsp;for many more years ahead about the son she had from her first baby-husband, and her secret love for Giovanni Andrea Bravo da Verona, the favorite knight of Maria&#8217;s uncle, the duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro. If the fascinating identification of \u201cLa Muta\u201d proposed by art historian Enzo Gualazzi in 1984 is correct, the letter she holds in her hands may be read as the omen of the assassination of Giovanni a few days after the painting was completed. If this is the case, then it&#8217;s good to know that killer was one of Maria&#8217;s five brothers, Francesco Maria della Rovere, only 17 years old at that time. In 1504 Raffaello had already portrayed Francesco. 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