Ancient world, Frescoes, Stanze del Vaticano, Raffaello Sanzio

  "Pio Septimo Pontifici Opt. Maximo" Mass at Bolsena - Wall Fresco in "Stanza di Eliodoro" by Raffaello Sanzio Copper etching by Niccola Guidetti. Rome, 1816 Original antique print  Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) was commissioned by Pope Leo X to paint the Apostolic Palace (the official Residence of the Pope). His fascinating work adorns 4 large rooms, the Stanze del Vaticano: Sala di Constantino, Stanza di Eliodoro, Stanza della Segnatura and Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo. Image in very good condition. Upper margin with heavy crease, one edge only barely touching image however. Margins with other minor traces of age and use. Image: 35 x 49,3 cm (ca. 13.8 x 19.4") Sheet size: 51 x 63 cm (ca. 20 x 24.8")