Raphael Cartoons - Wikipedia
The Raphael Cartoons are seven large cartoons for tapestries, surviving from a set of ten cartoons, designed by the High Renaissance painter Raphael in 1515–16, commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace.
Raphael Tapestries - Italian Renaissance Art.com
The Raphael Tapestries and the cartoons that form the initial designs from which they were made are among the greatest treasures of the Renaissance. Commissioned by Pope Leo X in 1515 their intended home was the lower walls of the Sistine Chapel. There are ten tapestries including The Miraculous Draught of Fishes which is featured on this page ...
The Raphael Cartoons - V&A
The Raphael Cartoons are a set of seven full-scale designs for tapestry painted by Raphael (1483 – 1520), and are considered one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance. They were commissioned in 1515 by Pope Leo X for the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and depict the lives of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
The story of the Raphael Cartoons - V&A
These huge, full-scale designs for tapestries were created by Raphael – one of the most important masters of the Renaissance period. Commissioned by Pope Leo X, shortly after his election in 1513, for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace, the Cartoons depict key episodes of the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Raphael’s tapestries in the Sistine Chapel | Apollo Magazine
2020年2月28日 · It was the first time that all of the 10 known tapestries completed by 1521 have hung together in the Sistine Chapel since the 16th century. The tapestries were Pope Leo X’s greatest contribution to the Sistine, the ‘Cappella Magna’ of the Vatican Palace and the setting for the principal liturgical ceremonies of the papal court.
The Gallery of the Tapestries - Vatican Tips
2020年2月3日 · Raphael’s Tapestries. Raphael was a contemporary of Michelangelo and worked in the Vatican at the same time Michelangelo was the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. In 1514, when Raphael was just 31 years old, he was commissioned by Pope Leo X to design 12 tapestries to depict the life of Christ.
The 'Raphael' Tapestries in the Vatican Museums
In 1515 Pope Leo X (r. 1513-21) commissioned Raphael (1483-1520) to create ten full-scale coloured cartoons for a set of tapestries he wished to have made at the Brussels workshop of the renowned Flemish tapestry-maker, Pieter van Aelst (died 1536).
Explore the Raphael Cartoons - V&A
The Raphael Cartoons are a set of seven full-scale designs for a series of tapestries created by Raphael and are considered one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance.
Raphael: gold & silk tapestries exhibition - Visiting Vienna
2023年9月26日 · In 2023, an exhibition of monumental Renaissance tapestries designed by Raphael and others adds a stunning splash of gold and silk to dark days. Traces the influence of Raphael on tapestry art in the 1500s
Raphael and Painting: 7 The Sistine Tapestries - Eclectic Light
2020年3月10日 · The completed tapestries arrived in Rome between 1517-19. By the end of 1519, seven of them hung on the walls of the Sistine Chapel, with the remaining three arriving probably during 1520. The cartoons were painted by Raphael himself, together with his studio assistants Gianfrancesco Penni and Giulio Romano.