Hemicircle of seated prophets, martyrs, saints; from left, St. John the Evangelist, King David, St. Laurence (pointing), Joshua
Image_Title
Hemicircle of seated prophets, martyrs, saints; from left, St. John the Evangelist, King David, St. Laurence (pointing), Joshua
Image View
Creator:
Raphael (Italian painter, 1483-1520)
Agent_Display
Raphael (Italian painter, 1483-1520)
Creator
Location:
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Location
Location Note:
Vatican Apartments, Stanza della Segnatura
Work_LocationNotes
Vatican Apartments, Stanza della Segnatura
Location Note
GPS:
41.906389 12.454444
GPS
41.906389 12.454444
GPS
Date:
ca. 1508-1509 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1508-1509 (creation)
Date
Cultural Context:
Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
Style Period:
Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
Style Period
Work Type 1:
fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
Classification:
painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
Material:
pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
Measurements:
770 cm (width, at base)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
770 cm (width, at base)
Measurements
Description:
Raphael’s first commission at the Vatican was to decorate the Stanza della Segnatura, a room that was almost certainly designed as the library (study) of Pope Julius. He painted first the Disputa (disputation), a composition on three tiers representing the Church, on earth and in heaven, with the Trinity above an altar displaying the Eucharist. In the golden vault is God the Father, on the middle tier is Christ enthroned, flanked by the Virgin and St John the Baptist, with a hemicircle of seated prophets and martyrs ranged on a cloud bank. Below, surrounding the altar, are groups of disputants (really adherents), including the Fathers of the Church. The fresco can be seen as a portrayal of the Church Militant below, and the Church Triumphant above. In the program for the whole room, this panel represents Theology. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Raphael’s first commission at the Vatican was to decorate the Stanza della Segnatura, a room that was almost certainly designed as the library (study) of Pope Julius. He painted first the Disputa (disputation), a composition on three tiers representing the Church, on earth and in heaven, with the Trinity above an altar displaying the Eucharist. In the golden vault is God the Father, on the middle tier is Christ enthroned, flanked by the Virgin and St John the Baptist, with a hemicircle of seated prophets and martyrs ranged on a cloud bank. Below, surrounding the altar, are groups of disputants (really adherents), including the Fathers of the Church. The fresco can be seen as a portrayal of the Church Militant below, and the Church Triumphant above. In the program for the whole room, this panel represents Theology. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
