SCENES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT BY RAPHAEL

Four of the Old Testament images on the ceiling were painted by Raphael himself, but he was now starting to rely more on his students, who would use his meticulous designs to paint "his" work. Between 1511 and 1514, the artist worked in this room, eventually replacing the grotesques in the center of the ceiling with four scenes from the Old Testament. The Pact between God and Noah is situated between Leo the Great and Attila (Gen. 7, 1 ft.). The Sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22, 1–14), Moses before the Burning Bush (Es. 3, I–), and Jacob's Ladder (10.28, 1024) are in order clockwise. Early in the 18th century, Carlo Marita repainted the little panels that Raphael had originally designed. From the time of the apostles in the Old Testament to the late Christian and medieval periods, the episodes in the large frescoes illustrate the miraculous protection given by God to the Church and his people. #passionpassport #italy #cityoverlook #italy #europe #frescoes #famousartist