1514_Four_Biblical_Scenes_Raphael.txt http://www.artbible.info/art/large/379.html Raphael 1483 – 1520 Four Biblical Scenes fresco — 1513 - 1514 Stanza dell'Eliodoro, Vatican City Press the left mouse button in order to "drag" the image within its frame. The Stanza dell'Eliodoro is a room in the Vatican palace, named after the main work on one of the walls: The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. The ceiling is worthwhile too. Four scenes from the Old Testament are depicted, all showing a devine intervention. Counterclockwise, starting at the bottom: * Jacob's Ladder (Genesis 28:12) * Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 3:2) * Abraham wants to Sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22:10) * Noah's Dream (Genesis 6:14) Compared with Raphael's earlier work, these paintings are more expressive and seem more threatening. The spectator should be aware that these were major turning points in the history of man, Raphael must have thought.