First scene to be carried out in the Vatican apartments [The Stanze]
In ROME
Went on while Michelangelo did the Sistine Chapel
Raphael was young
Used clouds and figures to suggest the apse of the church - blends in with architecture
Expo of the doctrine of the Eucharist -- emphasized the people in the church rather than the architecture
Dove/Holy Spirit --center
Sacraments for Eucharist on table below -- represents the body of Christ
Center of perspective for whole piece
Brilliant in simplicity and powerful vision of how the Church answers the things of Philosophy
Theologions and Popes & Leaders on the ground level gaze at the revelation upon the altar
Jerome, Pope Gregory, Sixtus IV, Dante
Wanted to depict illustrious characters in history
Doesn’t only depict another room in this painting, but another realm
Archangels -- hands linked, drapery in light, spiral poses --> characteristic of Raphael’s style
In the room, across from the Disputa --> School of Athens
Displays that both religion and philosophy have no simple answers
Disputa was done for Pope Julius’ library at the Vatican
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.
--Kelsey Masuda
Who are the saints sitting to the left of John the Baptist. I can identify Moses (horns and tablets), St. Bartholomew (?) with a knife, and St. Paul with New Testament and Sword. Who are the others? Who is dressed as a soldier?
ReplyDeleteAlso who is the character who is pointing to the action? (The one next to Bramante.)