Title: Liberation of St. Peter
Artist: Raphael
Location: Stanza d'Eliodoro
Date: 1512
- Peter was arrested by Herod and imprisoned. The night before the trial, he is released by an angel despite being charged
- 3 aspects of narrative depicted at once
- Peter Asleep - angel appears
- Sneaking away
- light awakens guard too late
- different light sources used supernatural light and the light of the moon
- armor reflects moonlight
- St. Peter : papal figure --> Julius II's pre-pope job as Cardinal of San Pietro en Viencoli
- St. Peter in chains: ref to previous past.
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