The Fire in the Borgo is a fresco created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517, part of his commission to decorate the rooms in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican now known as the Stanze di Raffaello. It depicts Pope Leo IV halting a fire in the year 847 with a benediction given from a balcony in front of the Old St. Peter's Basilica, and the fresco lends its own name to the room in which it hangs, the Stanza dell'incendio del Borgo. While it is assumed Raphael designed the complex composition, some critics believe the fresco itself was most likely painted by his assistant, Giulio Romano. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Raphael began work on The Fire in the Borgo in 1514 for the private dining chamber of Pope Leo X (elected 11 March 1513).
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Fresco
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Apostolic Palace, Vatican Museums, Vatican City
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Raphael began work on The Fire in the Borgo in 1514 for the private dining chamber of Pope Leo X (elected 11 March 1513).
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The Fire in the Borgo is a fresco created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517, part of his commission to decorate the rooms in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican now known as the Stanze di Raffaello.
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The Fire in the Borgo is a painting created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517. The painting was part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di R
Created By: Raphael, lead paragraph
The Fire in the Borgo is a painting created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517. The painting was part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di R
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