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Episode 177 - Rome - Raphael's Room of Heliodorus

Rebuilding The Renaissance
Rebuilding The Renaissance
Episode • Jun 8, 2022 • 23m

In 1511, after completing the decoration of the Stanza della Segnatura, Raphael began painting the walls of Pope Julius' private audience room. Named after its principal scene - The Expulsion of Heliodorus - the room contains four of Raphael's most beautiful paintings. This episode will explore the style, iconography and meaning of Raphael's paintings in the Room of Heliodorus. 

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