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Turned a corner at the Vatican Museums a few years ago and saw in front of me Raphael’s “Transfiguration”.
Most of the other paintings from that period haven’t aged particularly well and are discolored, faded.
Transfiguration, in that regard, was the 4k UHDTV to the tube televisions that populated the halls elsewhere.
It was so vivid. The colors were so unbelievably pristine.
A closer look revealed brush bristles stuck in the oil, and fingerprints scattered about. It’s a masterpiece.
One of probably five pieces of artwork that have ever made my eyes well up with tears just from looking at them.
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