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Raphael. Poetry,
about 1509-10, stylus underdrawing, black chalk. Royal Collection
©2000
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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In contrast, Raphael's
inventive drive moved him to develop each image afresh, so that
every drawing was made with a specific purpose.
Raphael's alluring allegory
of Poetry was composed for the ceiling of the Stanza
della Segnatura in the Vatican Palace.
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