Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura Frescoes

Name: Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura Frescoes
Start: 1508
End: 1511

Type Event Region Vatican Time 1508–1511

Around 1511, Raphael completed four large frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura of the Vatican Palace, including the School of Athens, the Disputa, …

Timeline

1508–1509Vatican Palace · VaticanPope Julius II commissioned Raphael to decorate the Stanza della Segnatura, planning the frescoes around four themes: philosophy, theology, poetry, and law. Raphael assembled a team of assistants and began large-scale work.
1510–1511Stanza della Segnatura · VaticanRaphael completed the four frescoes: the School of Athens, the Disputa, Parnassus, and the Cardinal and Theological Virtues. The group portrait of philosophers centered on Plato and Aristotle became the pinnacle of visual expression of Renaissance humanism.

Sources

Raphael Rooms: Stanza della Segnatura — Raphael (1511)
Encyclopedia Britannica: Raphael Rooms https://www.britannica.com/topic/Raphael-Rooms