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Stanza d'Eliodoro

19/6/2019

 
Private Tours of the Vatican Museums
Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums
Stanza d'Eliodoro

The frescoes in the Stanza d'Eliodoro were begun by Raphael in 1512 for Pope Julius II (r. 1503-13) and completed two years later for Pope Leo X (r. 1513-21). The overall theme is the miraculous protection bestowed by God on the Church. 
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The fresco which gives the room its name is the Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple of Jerusalem. The other three frescoes are the Mass at Bolsena, Liberation of St Peter and Pope Leo I Repulsing Attila. 

​The frescoes on the ceiling depict Jacob's Ladder, Moses Before the Burning Bush, the Pact Between God and Noah, and the Sacrifice of Isaac.   

The Stanza d'Eliodoro was used as a chamber for private audiences with the pope. 

Expulsion of Eliodorus, fresco by Raphael, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums
Expulsion of Eliodorus
Mass at Bolsena, fresco by Raphael, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums
Mass at Bolsena
Meeting between Pope Leo the Great and Attila, Stanza d' Eliodoro, Vatican Museums
Meeting between Pope Leo the Great and Attila
Liberation of St Peter, fresco by Raphael, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums
Liberation of St Peter
Ceiling of Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums, Rome
Vault
Sacrifice of Isaac, fresco by Raphael, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums, Rome
Sacrifice of Isaac
Pact between God and Noah, fresco by Raphael, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums, Rome
Pact Between God and Noah
Moses before the Burning Bush, fresco by Raphael, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums, Rome
Moses Before the Burning Bush
Jacob's Ladder, fresco by Rapahel, Stanza d'Eliodoro, Vatican Museums, Rome
Jacob's Ladder

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