Episode 177 - Rome - Raphael's Room of Heliodorus
Rebuilding The Renaissance - A podcast by Rocky Ruggiero - Wednesdays
In 1511, after completing the decoration of the Stanza della Segnatura, Raphael began painting the walls of Pope Julius' private audience room. Named after its principal scene - The Expulsion of Heliodorus - the room contains four of Raphael's most beautiful paintings. This episode will explore the style, iconography and meaning of Raphael's paintings in the Room of Heliodorus.
