Life of Consequence: Raphael
Posted by Alex Hamilton on April 9, 2007
I have this last week or so, had the immense pleasure of working closely with a department within the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)In the process, I had time on occasion to explore various parts of the museum and indeed various buildings.
It is by any standard, an extraordinary museum and if this were to be an utterly self-absorbed post, I am sure I could easily write some 10,000 words and still not capture the magnitude of all I saw.
However, for the point of this post, I refer to just one gallery in the V&A at South Kensington.
The Raphael Cartoon Gallery.
If anyone has a moment to spare, regardless of your appreciation of art, I would encourage you to detour to the V&A and walk into this room.
If not for the art itself but for just a glimmer at a life of accomplishment.
So often these days we seem to do so much.
Sometimes, I think we often think we do too much.
Yet to walk into this gallery and to see just a small percentage of this mans work – and yet the enormity of it – is breathtaking … and sobering.
Wow!
As to the lessons and inspirations that can be gained when one thinks of passion and dedication, I dare not even start.
If you’ve lost your way, find your way to the V&A 
