US EditionVatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries
- On Thursday, the Vatican Museums officially opened the final and most significant of the renovated Raphael Rooms, known as the Room of Constantine.
- A restoration project lasting ten years revealed that Raphael employed a unique and experimental technique involving oil paint applied directly onto the walls of the most expansive chamber among the Raphael Rooms, although the artwork remained unfinished at the time of his death.
- Restorers determined that the images of two women, representing the virtues of fairness and politeness, were created using oil paint on resin secured with metal nails, whereas the rest of the frescoes were carried out by Raphael’s pupils.
- Barbara Jatta, the head of the Vatican Museums, stated that the restoration allows for a new interpretation of art history, while lead restorer Fabio Piacentini described the findings as a remarkable discovery from historical, critical, and technical viewpoints.
- With scaffolding removed and the Rooms open during the 2025 Jubilee, many visitors are flocking to the Vatican Museums, highlighting the Rooms' artistic significance which rivals the Sistine Chapel.
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The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel as the peak of high Renaissance artistry.
Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel as the peak of high Renaissance artistry. A decadelong project to clean and restore the largest of the four Raphael Rooms uncovered a novel mural painting
The Vatican Museums unveiled on Thursday the last and most important of the restored Rafael Halls, the spectacular reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that, in some respects, rival the Sistine Chapel as the pinnacle of Renaissance art.
The Vatican Museums unveiled on Thursday the last and most important of the restored Rafael Halls, the spectacular reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that, in some respects, rival the Sistine Chapel as the pinnacle of Renaissance art. A decade-long project to clean and restore the largest of the four Halls of Raphael discovered a novel technique of mural painting that the renowned painter and Renaissance architect began, but never completed…
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