The Fire in the Borgo

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The Fire in the Borgo is a famous fresco by Raphael in the Vatican that dramatically depicts a miraculous rescue from a raging fire in medieval Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fresco
painting
artHistoricalContext decoration of the papal apartments
artMovement High Renaissance NERFINISHED
collection Vatican Museums collection of Renaissance art NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Pope Leo X NERFINISHED
completionDate 1517
country Vatican City
creator Raphael NERFINISHED
depicts Borgo district near Old St Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED
Pope Leo IV quelling a fire with a blessing
crowd of people fleeing a conflagration
heroic rescue of a man from a burning building
miraculous rescue from a fire in the Borgo district of Rome
executedBy Raphael’s workshop NERFINISHED
genre history painting
religious painting
hasFeature architectural background reminiscent of ancient Rome
dynamic human figures in complex poses
strong chiaroscuro effects
hasMedium fresco
hasStyle classical architectural setting
dramatic composition
hasSubject Borgo district of Rome NERFINISHED
Pope Leo IV NERFINISHED
fire
miracle
hasTheme divine intervention
papal authority
salvation from danger
hasTitle Incendio di Borgo NERFINISHED
The Fire in the Borgo NERFINISHED
inception 1514
inspiredBy Liber Pontificalis account of the fire of 847
languageOfTitle English
Italian
locatedIn Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED
Stanza dell’Incendio di Borgo NERFINISHED
Vatican Museums NERFINISHED
partOf Raphael Rooms NERFINISHED
roomFunction reception room for Pope Leo X
significance important example of papal propaganda in art
one of the major frescoes of the Raphael Rooms
wallPosition east wall of the Stanza dell’Incendio di Borgo

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Raphael Rooms containsWork The Fire in the Borgo