The Coronation of Charlemagne
Raphael · 1516
Why it's great
On Christmas Day in 800, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor in Rome, the first emperor in the West in over 300 years. Raphael painted this ceremony in the Vatican around 1516, centuries later.
🏛️ Part of history
Charlemagne & the Early Middle Ages (768–814) — On Christmas Day in 800, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor in Rome, the first emperor in the West in over 300 years.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Raphael was an Italian painter born in Urbino in 1483. He worked in Florence and then in Rome, where he painted the Vatican's famous rooms, and with Leonardo and Michelangelo he is counted among the three giants of the High Renaissance. He died in Rome in 1520 at the age of only 37.
