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Stanza della Segnatura

20/6/2019

 
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School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican
School of Athens

The frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura were commissioned by Pope Julius II (r. 1503-13) and painted by Raphael (1483-1520) between 1508 and 1511. 

The room was the pope's library/study and the frescoes on the walls depict the themes of Theology, Philosophy, Poetry and Justice. Personifications of the same four themes are depicted in the tondi in the ceiling. The corner panels illustrate related subjects: Adam and Eve, the Prime Mover, Apollo and Marsyas, and the Judgement of Solomon.  

The Stanza della Segnatura is one of four rooms which are collectively known as the Stanze di Raphael. 

Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums
Stanza della Segnatura
La Disputa, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums
La Disputa
Parnassus, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums
Parnassus
Justice, frescoes by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums, Rome
Justice
Frescoes by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican
Vault
Adam and Eve, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums, Rome
Adam and Eve
Apollo and Marsyas, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums, Rome
Apollo and Marsyas
Prime mover, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums, Rome
Prime Mover
Judgement of Solomon, fresco by Raphael, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Museums, Rome
Judgement of Solomon

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