Raphael's Skeleton at the Opening of his Tomb, Giambattista Borani, Ca. 1833, Graphic Art, Lithograph, Raphael’s tomb in the church of S. Maria Rotonda (The Pantheon) in Rome was opened in September 1833 in order to see whether his skeleton was intact in its coffin. There was an old story to the effect that Raphael’s skull was not in the tomb. As a professor in the papal San Luca Academy of Art, Thorvaldsen was naturally present at the opening of the tomb. The skeleton was intact

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