Raphael: The Stanza Della Segnatura, Rome (The Great Fresco Cycles of the Renaissance) - Hardcover

Beck, James

 
9780807613146: Raphael: The Stanza Della Segnatura, Rome (The Great Fresco Cycles of the Renaissance)

Synopsis

Recognising the precocious talent of Raphael, then aged twenty-six. Pope Julius II commissioned him to paint scenes based on the four branches of learning: Theology, Poetry, Jurisprudence and Philosophy. He created monumental works that attempted to unite the worlds of science, philosophy and art.

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