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Why was Raphael’s Transfiguration unfinished?
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The Grand Duke's Madonna, oil painting by Raphael, 1505; in the Pitti Palace, Florence.
Raphael’s Transfiguration remained unfinished at the time of his death because he passed away suddenly on his 37th birthday after contracting a fever. Following his death, the altarpiece was completed by his assistant, Giulio Romano.12