“Sublime Poetry,” now on view at the Metropolitan Museum, is the first comprehensive Raphael survey in the United States, encompassing his childhood apprenticeships through his late-life fame and accomplishments. (If that seems surprising, consider the logistics involved in securing more than 170 works by the Renaissance master from over 60 global collections!) Natalie Haddad spoke to Carmen C. Bambach about curating and staging this historic exhibition, the life of Raphael, and with which of his artworks she’d most like to live. Read the full interview through the link in bio. . . . 1 - Detail of Raphael, “Saint Sebastian in Half Length” (c. 1502–3), tempera grassa and oil, with gold highlights, on wood (all photos Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) 3 - Installation view of the Raphael, “Colonna Altarpiece” (c. 1504–5), fully reunited for the first time since around 1663 5 - Visitors in front of Raphael, “The Virgin and Child with Raphael, Tobias, and Saint Jerome (The Madonna del Pe...