VATICAN CITY Tourist Information
Stanze di Raffaello
Pope Julius II Della Rovere commissioned 25 year old Raphael Sanzio in 1508 to paint the frescos in his four room apartment on the top floor. Three of the rooms were of modest dimensions, while the fourth one was considerably larger; with the completion of the work, the rooms became known as "The Raphael Stanze"
They comprise the Stanza della Segnatura, the Stanza of Heliodorus, the Stanza of the Borgo Fire and the Sala of Constantine.
Segnatura: The Dispute of the Blessed Sacrament - 13 Images
Segnatura: The School of Athens - 21 Images
Segnatura: Mount Parnassus, The Wall depicting Justice - 15 Images
The Stanza of Heliodorus I- 12 Images
The Stanza of Heliodorus II - 13 Images
The Stanza of the Borgo Fire - 20 Images
The Sala of Constantine - 16 Images
The Raphael Room in the Vatican Picture Gallery - 7 images
Loggia di Raffaello
The Raphael Loggia consist of 13 arches forming a gallery 65 meters long and 4 meters wide. The construction was started by Bramante in 1512, under Pope Julius II and was completed by Raphael Sanzio under the reign of Leo X. The pictorial work was initiated in 1517.
The 52 scenes on the ceilings of the loggia are still popularly referred as "The Raphael Bible".
1 through 6 - The Raphael Loggia - 15 Images
7 through 12 - The Raphael Loggia - 13 Images
13 through 18 - The Raphael Loggia - 12 Images
19 through 24 - The Raphael Loggia - 12 Images
25 through 30 - The Raphael Loggia - 13 Images
31 through 36 - The Raphael Loggia - 12 Images
37 through 42 - The Raphael Loggia - 12 Images
43 through 48 - The Raphael Loggia - 12 Images
49 through 52 - The Raphael Loggia - 8 Images
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