Medical error lead to painter Raphael's death, study finds

Bloodletting contributed to worsening of artist’s health, who probably had pneumoniaA medical error contributed to killing the Italian painter Raphael, according to the latest reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding the Renaissance master’s untimely death.Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino is believed to have been aged 37 when he died in Rome on 6 April 1520, eight days after contracting a fever. Several museums in Italy are currently holding exhibitions to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the painter’s death. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/17/medical-error-lead-to-painter-raphaels-death-study-finds #raphael #world_news #italy #art_and_design #culture #europe