Giulio Romano - The Donation of Constantine

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Giulio Romano - The Donation of Constantine

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Giulio Romano was praised for his original and inventive drawn designs for frescoes (wall paintings), which were subsequently executed by assistants. This is such a modello, a highly detailed design for a fresco in the Vatican made between 1520-1524. It depicts Emperor Constantine transferring the secular authority over Rome to Pope Sylvester I.

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1520 - 1600
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Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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