page_title: Vatican loggias
hierarchical_section_title: Vatican loggias
caption_attribution_description: Scenes from the Life of David Raphael &#160;(1483–1520)&#160;&#160;Alternative namesRaffaello Santi, Raffaello de Urbino, Rafael Sanzio de Urbino, RaffaelDescriptionItalian painter and architectDate of birth/death6 April 14836 April 1520Location of birth/deathUrbinoRomeWork locationFlorence, Rome, PerugiaAuthority control VIAF: 64055977 ISNI: 0000 0001 2136 483X ULAN: 500023578 LCCN: n79041756 NLA: 35442294 WorldCat Fresco Loggia on the second floor, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
context_page_description: The Vatican loggias are a corridor space in the Apostolic Palace, originally open to the elements on one side, which were decorated in fresco around 1519 by Raphael's large team of artists, with Giovanni da Udine the main hand involved. Because of the relative unimportance of the space, and a desire to copy the recently re-discovered Domus Aurea style of Ancient Roman painting, no large paintings were used, and the surfaces were mostly covered with grotesque designs on a white background, with paintings imitating sculptures in niches, and small figurative subjects in a revival of Ancient Roman style. This large array provided a repertoire of elements that were the basis for later artists creating grotesque decoration across Europe.
  The logge now form part of the ceremonial route for distinguished visitors, but are otherwise on the tourist route.
context_section_description: The Vatican loggias (Italian: Logge di Raffaello) are a corridor space in the Apostolic Palace, originally open to the elements on one side, which were decorated in fresco around 1519 by Raphael's large team of artists, with Giovanni da Udine the main hand involved.  Because of the relative unimportance of the space, and a desire to copy the recently re-discovered Domus Aurea style of Ancient Roman painting, no large paintings were used, and the surfaces were mostly covered with grotesque designs on a white background, with paintings imitating sculptures in niches, and small figurative subjects in a revival of Ancient Roman style. This large array provided a repertoire of elements that were the basis for later artists creating grotesque decoration across Europe.
  The logge now form part of the ceremonial route for distinguished visitors, but are otherwise on the tourist route.
caption: A section of ceiling with scenes from the life of David
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