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Glass Slide of Raphael's Sibyls and Angels, Rome

Raphael · 1514

A photographic lantern slide of Raphael's 1514 fresco of sibyls and angels painted above a chapel doorway in Santa Maria della Pace, Rome.

Documents a fresco painted by Raphael in a Roman chapel, showing his religious commissions.

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Black-and-white glass lantern slide photograph of Raphael's painted lunette of sibyls and angels above an arched chapel doorway, with ornate carved frieze above. Label reads Raphael, Chapelle Chigi, Sibylles, Rome, S. Maria della Pace (1514).
Raphael, Sibyls and Angels, Santa Maria della Pace, Rome, 1514. Glass slide, KU Leuven.

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What it is

This glass lantern slide shows Raphael's fresco of sibyls and angels, painted in 1514 above an archway in the Chigi Chapel of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome. The slide was produced sometime between 1839 and 1939 for teaching art history.

Why it matters

This fresco is an example of Raphael's religious and mythological painting during his mature years in Rome, where he worked for wealthy patrons like the Chigi family. Studying such works shows how Raphael combined classical and Christian subjects in his art.

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  • What might the sibyls and angels represent, and why were they placed above a doorway?
  • How does this fresco compare with other religious paintings by Raphael?
  • Why do you think this image was chosen to be turned into a teaching slide?

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