Anyone interested in the history of the collection of the Italian master Raphael’s paintings and drawings can attend a seminar at the University on Tuesday 14 November.
The seminar will focus on the life of Fransesco Villamena, who was born in Assisi, Italy c.1564 and worked as a print maker.
During his life he collected art, which included works by Raphael. The seminar will be presented by Claudia La Malfa, who teaches history of art at the American University of Rome.
Organised by the University’s Art History and Visual Cultures research centre, the seminar is entitled Collecting Raphael’s drawings in an artist workshop: Francesco Villamena’s prints after Raphael and his collection of Raphael’s drawings.
The event, which is free and open to all, takes place at 6pm in the Keynes Seminar Room 6 at the Canterbury campus.