"与拉斐尔同行——从文艺复兴到新古典主义大师作品展览"在北京嘉德艺术中心隆重开幕。展览通过九个单元，全面展示了拉斐尔的艺术成就和深远影响力。展览由北京中创文旅集团、嘉德艺术中心、意大利圣路加国家美术学院、意大利翁布里亚国家美术馆联合主办，中国文物交流中心、意大利文化部、意大利驻华大使馆及文化中心提供支持。

拉斐尔在艺术史上占有重要地位，他与达芬奇和米开朗基罗并称为“文艺复兴三杰”。此次展览是纪念拉斐尔逝世500周年的大型活动，也是“2022年中意文化和旅游年”框架内的重点交流项目之一。

开幕式上，中国文物交流中心原副主任周明先生、意大利驻华大使方澜意阁下、嘉德艺术中心总经理寇勤先生以及北京中创文旅集团董事长秋童女士共同出席，并分别致辞。此外，策展人克劳迪奥·斯特里纳提发表视频致辞。

中国文物交流中心原副主任周明表示，这次将拉斐尔的作品带到中国是一个非常难得的机会，它将吸引更多热爱艺术的人来参观，并为中意两国之间的文化交流写下新的篇章。同时，他强调了两国交往历史悠久且稳固，为此类活动奠定了坚实基础。

Italian Ambassador to China, Ms. Claudia Regina, expressed her delight at the exhibition and wished that the visitors could appreciate Italian culture and art. She also looked forward to more opportunities for cultural exchanges between China and Italy.

The exhibition is open to the public from July 10th to October 14th. It marks the beginning of a series of summer art exhibitions hosted by Beijing Zhongchuang Culture & Tourism Group, which will include "Meet Dunhuang - Dunhuang Light & Shadow Art Exhibition" and "Meet Ancient Egypt - The Golden Mummies Exhibition".

Beijing Zhongchuang Culture & Tourism Group is a leading comprehensive company in the cultural tourism industry, providing IP operation and authorization, design, production, and sales of cultural creative products; global art true-to-life exhibitions; light-themed exhibitions; etc., aiming at disseminating culture and creating beauty through its innovative business model.