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Raphael Paints the Stanza della Segnatura Frescoes

Type Event Region Europe Time 1508–1511

From 1508, commissioned by Pope Julius II, Raphael painted a series of frescoes in the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura, including The School of Athe…

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  1. 1508Apostolic Palace · Vatican CityJulius II brought Raphael from Florence to Rome and entrusted him with the fresco cycle for the four walls of the Stanza della Segnatura, forming a Renaissance pair with Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel at the same time.
  2. 1510–1511Stanza della Segnatura · Vatican CityRaphael completed the group of Stanza frescoes headed by The School of Athens; through harmonious composition and idealized figures, it synthesizes the philosophical traditions of Plato and Aristotle, becoming the pinnacle of humanist visual expression.

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