Why it matters
Raphael's first fresco in the Vatican rooms now called the Stanze di Raffaello spans heaven and earth. Christ appears among saints above, while below theologians debate the Eucharist around an altar.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1509–1510.
- The room, the Stanza della Segnatura, was then the pope's private library.
- The altar bears the inscription 'Julius II Pont. Max.'.
Based on the Wikipedia article Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (CC BY-SA 4.0).
