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. 1508-1511 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1508-1511 (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
Work Type 2:
tondo
Work_Worktype2
tondo
Work Type 2
Classification:
painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
Material:
pigment on plaster with gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster with gilding
Material
Technique:
fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Technique
Measurements:
180 cm (diameter, each tondo)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
180 cm (diameter, each tondo)
Measurements
Description:
The ceiling design is attributed to Sodoma, but he painted only the central octagon and the small spaces between the tondi. Evidence of Raphael's numerous surviving drawings suggest that the program was not fixed, but evolved in response to the artist’s own ideas, the patron’s changing ambitions and the opportunities offered by the space. Raphael painted the personifications of Philosophy, Poetry, Theology, and Justice, as well as the four large panels in the corners, whose subjects refer to the two adjacent personifications (thus, for example, the Judgment of Solomon is placed between Justice and Philosophy). The architectural frames and their decorations are thought to be the work of a German painter, Jan Ruysch. The tondi repeat the themes of the entire room as a humanist quadripartition of culture; theology, philosophy, poetry and justice. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The ceiling design is attributed to Sodoma, but he painted only the central octagon and the small spaces between the tondi. Evidence of Raphael's numerous surviving drawings suggest that the program was not fixed, but evolved in response to the artist’s own ideas, the patron’s changing ambitions and the opportunities offered by the space. Raphael painted the personifications of Philosophy, Poetry, Theology, and Justice, as well as the four large panels in the corners, whose subjects refer to the two adjacent personifications (thus, for example, the Judgment of Solomon is placed between Justice and Philosophy). The architectural frames and their decorations are thought to be the work of a German painter, Jan Ruysch. The tondi repeat the themes of the entire room as a humanist quadripartition of culture; theology, philosophy, poetry and justice. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
Image Description:
The personification of Justice is holding, as her symbols, weighing scales and a sword. Her eyes are directed at the fresco below, The Virtues, in which Fortitude, Wisdom, and Temperance are portrayed in the form of three women. Taken together, all four personifications represent the Cardinal Virtues. Justice's prominent position is explained by the fact that Justice was said by Plato to play a decisive role among the virtues. Two putti are holding the inscription with the words of Emperor Justinian, "She gives Justice to all."
Image_Description
The personification of Justice is holding, as her symbols, weighing scales and a sword. Her eyes are directed at the fresco below, The Virtues, in which Fortitude, Wisdom, and Temperance are portrayed in the form of three women. Taken together, all four personifications represent the Cardinal Virtues. Justice's prominent position is explained by the fact that Justice was said by Plato to play a decisive role among the virtues. Two putti are holding the inscription with the words of Emperor Justinian, "She gives Justice to all."
