Transcending time and space, Bastiano or the Transfiguration of Raffi tells the origin story of two 500 year old Biblical paintings through the eyes of three young American art students studying in Italy who are competing for a life-altering prize to be awarded to the best artistic response to those paintings. The two parallel storylines unfold as the students are forced to confront their deeply held internal beliefs, their fraught familial relationships, and ultimately their artistic and racial identities.
Transcending time and space, Bastiano or the Transfiguration of Raffi tells the origin story of two 500 year old Biblical paintings through the eyes of three young American art students studying in Italy who are competing for a life-altering prize to be awarded to the best artistic response to those paintings. The two parallel storylines unfold as the students are forced to confront their deeply held internal beliefs, their fraught familial relationships, and ultimately their artistic and racial identities.
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