The frescoes in the Vatican Palace commissioned by Popes Julius II and Leo X
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
Astronomy c.1860-76
Carbon print | 47.5 x 36.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852651
A photograph of one of the four rectangular frescoes painted on the vault of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican. The female figure, shown as she bends over the celestial globe, is generally identified as an embodiment of the science of Astronomy, but has also been interpreted as the allegory of the Universe or the Prime Mover.
-
Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
-
47.5 x 36.7 cm (sheet of paper)
-
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)
-
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Italy
- Lazio [Italy]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Stanza della Segnatura [Vatican Palace]
- Vatican-Stanza della Segnatura-Ceiling
- Stanza della Segnatura [Vatican Palace]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Lazio [Italy]
- Italy
- Europe
- visual works
-
Other number(s)
Ruland p.197 F.VII.1
In Partnership with
The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.