This scene depicts Pope Gregory IX (served 1227-1241) approving the Decretals received from St. Raymond de Penafort, a doctor of civil and canon law. Gregory had summoned Raymond to Rome in 1230 to help rearrange and codify canon law. The painting is credited to Raphael's workshop and is in the Vatican. The painting is credited to Raphael's workshop and is in the Vatican. In this scene the pope is actually a depiction of Julius II, pope who commissioned Raphael/workshop to do this painting in 1511.
This scene depicts Pope Gregory IX (served 1227-1241) approving the Decretals received from St. Raymond de Penafort, a doctor of civil and canon law. Gregory had summoned Raymond to Rome in 1230 to help rearrange and codify canon law. The painting is credited to Raphael's workshop and is in the Vatican. The painting is credited to Raphael's workshop and is in the Vatican. In this scene the pope is actually a depiction of Julius II, pope who commissioned Raphael/workshop to do this painting in 1511.
Size: 3739px × 4830px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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