Description

This tapestry, based on a cartoon by Raphael, was made for the Sistine Chapel.
During the Renaissance, the art of tapestry changed considerably, influenced by new painting techniques.
Raphael, with his famous artwork “The Acts of the Apostles” (1515-1518), introduces perspective
and light in the art of tapestry, also adding the borders and arabesques that will become an element
Key in the "grotesque" tapestries. The tapestries become symbols of power and wealth: kings, nobles, and heads of the Church
commissions the most famous painters to draw preparatory cartoons, as a celebration
of their exploits and tournaments or as reproductions of sacred scenes.