The Battles of Constantine (Raphael workshop)
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The Battles of Constantine is a series of grand Vatican frescoes, designed by Raphael and executed by his workshop, depicting Emperor Constantine’s military victories as triumphant Christian propaganda.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Battles of Constantine (Raphael workshop) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fresco cycle
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mural painting ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Roman school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Leo X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completion | circa 1524 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Battle of the Milvian Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Ponte Milvio NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Saxa Rubra NERFINISHED ⓘ Chi-Rho symbol NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian victory over paganism ⓘ Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Donation of Constantine to the Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Sylvester I NERFINISHED ⓘ baptism of Constantine NERFINISHED ⓘ battle scenes ⓘ imperial triumphal procession ⓘ military standards with Christian symbols ⓘ triumph of Constantine over Maxentius ⓘ vision of the cross to Constantine ⓘ |
| executedBy | Raphael’s workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian propaganda
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history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Baptism of Constantine
NERFINISHED
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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Donation of Constantine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vision of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1517 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Roman triumph imagery
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classical Roman reliefs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apostolic Palace
NERFINISHED
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Sala di Costantino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Vatican Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| partOf | Raphael Rooms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | papacy ⓘ |
| significantFor |
integration of painting and papal ideology
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propagandistic use of Constantine’s legend ⓘ |
| theme |
conversion of Constantine
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legitimization of papal temporal power ⓘ triumph of Christianity ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | linear perspective ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.