Detail, right side, Zoroaster, Ptolemy, Apelles (Raphael self-portrait in black cap), figure in white cap, Protogenes (possibly Sodoma or Perugino)
Image_Title
Detail, right side, Zoroaster, Ptolemy, Apelles (Raphael self-portrait in black cap), figure in white cap, Protogenes (possibly Sodoma or Perugino)
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. 1509-1511 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1509-1511 (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:
The iconography of the room is based on Philosophy, Poetry, Theology, and Justice; this panel represents rational Truth (Philosophy). The most famous philosophers of ancient times move within an imposing Renaissance architecture which is inspired by Bramante's project for the renewal of the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Some of these are easily recognizable. In the center Plato points upwards with a finger and holds his book Timeus in his hand, flanked by Aristotle with Ethics; Pythagoras is shown in the foreground intent on explaining the diatesseron. Diogenes is lying on the stairs with a dish, while the pessimist philosopher, Heracleitus, a portrait of Michelangelo, is leaning against a block of marble, writing on a sheet of paper. On the right we see Euclid, who is teaching geometry to his pupils, Zoroaster holding the heavenly sphere and Ptolemy holding the earthly sphere. The personage on the extreme right with the black beret is a self-portrait of Raphael. It was Vasari who first claimed some of the figures were also contemporary portraits. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va /)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The iconography of the room is based on Philosophy, Poetry, Theology, and Justice; this panel represents rational Truth (Philosophy). The most famous philosophers of ancient times move within an imposing Renaissance architecture which is inspired by Bramante's project for the renewal of the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Some of these are easily recognizable. In the center Plato points upwards with a finger and holds his book Timeus in his hand, flanked by Aristotle with Ethics; Pythagoras is shown in the foreground intent on explaining the diatesseron. Diogenes is lying on the stairs with a dish, while the pessimist philosopher, Heracleitus, a portrait of Michelangelo, is leaning against a block of marble, writing on a sheet of paper. On the right we see Euclid, who is teaching geometry to his pupils, Zoroaster holding the heavenly sphere and Ptolemy holding the earthly sphere. The personage on the extreme right with the black beret is a self-portrait of Raphael. It was Vasari who first claimed some of the figures were also contemporary portraits. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va /)
