OTTAWA, CANADA –  The power, politics and drama that
surrounded papal patronage in 16th-century Rome will be revealed
in a magnificent new exhibition opening at the National Gallery of Canada
(NGC) on May 29. From Raphael to Carracci: The Art of Papal Rome
represents an unprecedented survey of art in this period.
Presented by Sun Life Financial, it will be on view until September 7,
2009. This large international loan exhibition brings together
over 150 exceptional paintings and drawings for the first time by
celebrated artists such as Michelangelo, Titian, El Greco, Vasari, Barocci
and Annibale Carracci. In addition, pieces by lesser known, but
nonetheless superb artists are also included.