Fire in the Borgo
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Fig. 1. Raphael, Fire in the Borgo, ca. 1514–17, fresco, 17 × 20 ft. (5.18 × 6.09 m). Stanza dell’Incendio, Vatican Palace, Rome. In the background note the facade of the early Constantinian basilica of St. Peter’s. (Image courtesy of Art Resource, New York.)
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Fig. 2. Detail of figure 1 showing water bearers and distressed mothers with children. In the background note Pope Leo IV (r. 847–855) in the Benediction Loggia of the Constantinian basilica of St. Peter’s, making the sign of the cross to extinguish the fire. (Image courtesy of Art Resource, New York.)