Leo Loggia Vault 8   

Moses (1518-1519)

by:   Luca   |    Raphael   |    Romano   |    Vincidor      patron:   Leo X      category: Fresco    location: Papal Palace
related artifacts: Leo Loggia Dado study 3r | Leo X Loggia Vault 8 study | Leo X Loggia Vault 8 study 2

note:  Features vignettes of: - The Finding of Moses (Romano - as credited by Vasari) - The Burning Bush (Guillaume de Marcillat) (see prep drawing: Uffizi inv. 1222E) - Passage on the Red Sea (Bartolomeo di David - see prep drawing: Louvre inv. 3850 - and Luca Penni) - Moses Gushing Water from the Rock (Pellegrino da Modena and Tommaso Vincidor) Corners feature fictive tapestries that emulate all'antica groteschi (Luca Penni)