Borgia Apartments

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Renaissance apartment suite historic interior museum space

The Borgia Apartments are a suite of richly decorated Renaissance rooms in the Vatican, famed for their frescoes by Pinturicchio and their association with Pope Alexander VI and the Borgia family.

Aliases (1)

Appartamento Borgia ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance apartment suite → historic interior → museum space →
access	open to the public via Vatican Museums →
architecturalStyle	Renaissance →
associatedWith	Borgia family →
commissionedBy	Pope Alexander VI NERFINISHED →
constructionStart	late 15th century →
country	Vatican City →
currentUse	display of modern religious art → exhibition space of the Vatican Museums →
decoratedBy	Pinturicchio NERFINISHED → Pinturicchio’s workshop →
decorativeProgram	allegorical themes → astrological symbolism → celebration of the Borgia family → religious themes →
floor	Borgia Tower level of the Apostolic Palace →
frescoCycleBy	Pinturicchio NERFINISHED →
frescoTechnique	buon fresco →
hasArtForm	frescoes → painted vaults → stucco decoration →
hasRoom	Sala dei Misteri → Sala dei Pontefici → Sala dei Santi → Sala del Credo → Sala delle Arti Liberali → Sala delle Sibille →
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Vatican City →
historicalPeriod	Italian Renaissance →
ItalianName	Appartamento Borgia →
languageOfName	Italian →
locatedIn	Vatican City → Vatican Palace NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Borgia family →
neighboringAttraction	Raphael Rooms → Sistine Chapel →
partOf	Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED → Vatican Museums NERFINISHED →
patron	Pope Alexander VI NERFINISHED → Rodrigo Borgia NERFINISHED →
significance	important example of High Renaissance interior decoration → key monument of papal patronage in the Renaissance →
usedBy	Borgia papal court → Pope Alexander VI NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Vatican Museums →	hasPart
Borgia Apartments ("Appartamento Borgia") →	ItalianName