VATICAN MOSAIC PAINTING AFTER RAFAEL SANZIO

VATICAN MOSAIC PAINTING AFTER RAFAEL SANZIO

A mosaic depicting a female figure carrying amphoras. The artwork was made after a detail contained in a painting authored by Rafael Sanzio. The inscription on the back indicates that the item was made in Studio del Mosaico in Vatican, Italy. Titled Broccata di Raffaello. Personal number 4737A. Golden frame. Religious Fine Art For Collectors. The Fire in the Borgo is a painting created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517. Though it is assumed that Raphael did make the designs for the complex composition, the fresco was most likely painted by his assistant Giulio Romano. The painting was part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. It depicts Pope Leo IV halting a fire in 847 with a benediction from a balcony in front of the Old St. Peter's Basilica. The mural lends its name to the Stanza dell'incendio del Borgo ("The Room of the Fire in the Borgo"). By the year 1727, the Studio del Mosaico Vaticano (Vatican Mosaic Studio) was formally established. The studio is tucked away in a comparatively unassuming building in Vatican City. Here, a handful of highly talented artists and craftsmen have worked tirelessly over the years to restore the 10,ooo square meters of mosaics in Saint Peter’s Basilica, while at the same time creating original mosaic masterpieces.

Dimensions: Framed 21 x14 1/4 in. All measurements are approximate.