Palazzo Apostolico

Ariadne's Gallery holds 30 works in the Palazzo Apostolico collection by 5 artists, most made between 1447 and 1550. The best represented artists are Fra Angelico, Raphael and Michelangelo. The main styles are Early renaissance, High renaissance and Mannerism. Compared with the rest of Ariadne's Gallery, these works most often evoke tension and sadness.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 42 (collection average 34)
Joy: 44 (collection average 46)
Tension: 58 (collection average 48)
Anger: 28 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 47 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 52 (collection average 48)
Interest: 59 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks

Condemnation of St. Lawrence by the Emperor Valerian by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Anger 66, Tension 70, Sadness 55
Dispute before Sanhedrin by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Sadness 85, Tension 80, Anger 40
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Sadness 84, Tension 80, Nostalgia 75
Saint Lawrence Receiving the Treasures of the Church from Pope Sixtus II by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 76
Scenes from the Lives of Sts. Lawrence and Stephen by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Wonder 60, Joy 60, Interest 65
St. Lawrence on Trial by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1450 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 75
St. Peter Consacrates St. Lawrence as Deacon by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Wonder 60, Joy 60, Interest 65
St. Peter Consacrates Stephen as Deacon by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Wonder 60, Joy 60, Interest 65
St. Stephen Being Led to his Martyrdom by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Anger 80, Tension 90, Sadness 70
St. Stephen Distributing Alms by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Anger 75, Tension 84, Sadness 65
The Sermon of St. Stephen by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Joy 61, Wonder 60, Interest 65
The stoning of Stephen by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Anger 90, Tension 100, Sadness 85
View of east wall of the chapel by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Joy 55, Wonder 54, Interest 61
View of the chapel vaulting by Fra Angelico, 1447 - 1449 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
St. Lawrence giving alms by Fra Angelico, 1449 — Interest 85, Wonder 81, Joy 85
The Resurrection by Pinturicchio, 1492 - 1494 — Joy 85, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Apollo and Marsyas, from the 'Stanza della Segnatura' by Raphael, 1509 - 1511 — Tension 55, Sadness 41, Interest 60
The Judgment of Solomon by Raphael, 1509 - 1511 — Wonder 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 56
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (detail) by Raphael, 1510 — Sadness 56, Tension 66, Nostalgia 60
The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament by Raphael, 1511 — Wonder 70, Interest 73, Tension 65
The Fire in the Borgo by Raphael, 1514 — Anger 70, Tension 85, Sadness 65
Jacob's Dream by Raphael, 1518 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Tension 70
Moses Receiving the Tablets of the Law (detail) by Raphael, 1518 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70, Tension 66
Moses Saved from the Water by Raphael, 1518 - 1519 — Nostalgia 71, Sadness 55, Tension 65
The Creation of the Animals by Raphael, 1518 - 1519 — Wonder 75, Interest 78, Joy 71
The Judgment of Solomon by Raphael, 1518 - 1519 — Wonder 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
The Separation of Land and Water by Raphael, 1518 - 1519 — Wonder 70, Joy 60, Interest 66
The Conversion of Saul by Michelangelo, 1542 - 1545 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Joy 25
Martyrdom of St.Peter by Michelangelo, c.1550 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 26
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple by Lorenzo Lotto, 1556 — Interest 76, Wonder 70, Joy 70

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