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Best art surprises - Minneapolis Institute of Arts - 2015 Best of MN

May 16, 2015 at 12:53PM
A painting by Italian artist Raphael, (1483-1520) was unveiled at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Friday morning. The painting, lent to MIA by the National Gallery, London, is The Madonna of the Pinks, c. 1506-7, oil on panel (yew tree). �It�s astounding,� said Thomas Rassieur, MIA�s curator of prints and drawings, explaining that was impressed with among other things, the work�s emotional tenderness. ] JIM GEHRZ � james.gehrz@startribune.com / Minneapolis, MN / May 15, 2015 / 10:00 AM � BACKG
The MIA's latest surprise, Raphael's "Madonna of the Pinks", is on loan from the National Gallery in London until August. (Paul Duncan — DML - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

For its 2015 centennial, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is staging a series of spectacular exhibitions including a Leonardo da Vinci manuscript (Jun. 21-Aug. 30) and masterpieces of European romantic-era paintings (Oct. 18-Jan. 10, 2016). It's also throwing in unannounced surprises like Raphael's "Madonna of the Pinks", on display until Aug. 9. Watch for one more before the year's end. 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls; 612-870-3000; new.artsmia.org

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