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A temporary export bar has been placed on one of the finest Italian Renaissance drawings held in a British private collection, although the task of preventing Raphael's Head of a Young Apostle from going abroad is a daunting one. It will cost nearly £30m.A temporary export bar has been placed on one of the finest Italian Renaissance drawings held in a British private collection, although the task of preventing Raphael's Head of a Young Apostle from going abroad is a daunting one. It will cost nearly £30m.
The arts minister, Ed Vaizey, imposed the measure to provide a last chance for someone to raise the money to keep the drawing in the UK.The arts minister, Ed Vaizey, imposed the measure to provide a last chance for someone to raise the money to keep the drawing in the UK.
The drawing has been part of the Duke of Devonshire's collection at Chatsworth in Derbyshire since the 1700s. When it sold at Sotheby's in December it broke the auction record for a work on paper, fetching £29m, three times its estimate.The drawing has been part of the Duke of Devonshire's collection at Chatsworth in Derbyshire since the 1700s. When it sold at Sotheby's in December it broke the auction record for a work on paper, fetching £29m, three times its estimate.
"I hope that placing a temporary export bar on the Raphael will allow time for a UK buyer to come forward and secure this magnificent example of Raphael's work for the nation," Vaizey said. "Last year the Ashmolean museum pulled off an amazing coup in acquiring Manet's Mademoiselle Claus, which was similarly at risk of leaving our shores. I hope that this success can be repeated.""I hope that placing a temporary export bar on the Raphael will allow time for a UK buyer to come forward and secure this magnificent example of Raphael's work for the nation," Vaizey said. "Last year the Ashmolean museum pulled off an amazing coup in acquiring Manet's Mademoiselle Claus, which was similarly at risk of leaving our shores. I hope that this success can be repeated."
The Manet campaign was undoubtedly praiseworthy, although it involved having to raise the substantially lower sum of £7.8m.The Manet campaign was undoubtedly praiseworthy, although it involved having to raise the substantially lower sum of £7.8m.
The Raphael was sold to "benefit the long-term future of Chatsworth and its collections". Before the Devonshires there is evidence it may have belonged to one of the pioneers of British collecting, Thomas Howard, the 14th Earl of Arundel and patron to the likes of Rubens and Van Dyck.The Raphael was sold to "benefit the long-term future of Chatsworth and its collections". Before the Devonshires there is evidence it may have belonged to one of the pioneers of British collecting, Thomas Howard, the 14th Earl of Arundel and patron to the likes of Rubens and Van Dyck.
Raphael, arguably the finest Renaissance draughtsman, created Head of a Young Apostle in about 1519-21 as a study for the head of one of the figures in his last great painting, The Transfiguration, which hangs in the Vatican.Raphael, arguably the finest Renaissance draughtsman, created Head of a Young Apostle in about 1519-21 as a study for the head of one of the figures in his last great painting, The Transfiguration, which hangs in the Vatican.
Vaizey also placed an export bar on a 15th-century manuscript sold by Chatsworth at the same time as the Raphael. Described as the finest surviving copy of the 15th-century romance Gillion de Trazegnies, the manuscript was bought for £3.8m by the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles at the end of last year.Vaizey also placed an export bar on a 15th-century manuscript sold by Chatsworth at the same time as the Raphael. Described as the finest surviving copy of the 15th-century romance Gillion de Trazegnies, the manuscript was bought for £3.8m by the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles at the end of last year.
Vaizey said: "This stunning manuscript is an exquisite example of Flemish illumination and it would be wonderful if the extra time granted by the export allows a buyer to come forward and ensure it remains in a UK collection."Vaizey said: "This stunning manuscript is an exquisite example of Flemish illumination and it would be wonderful if the extra time granted by the export allows a buyer to come forward and ensure it remains in a UK collection."
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