The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila

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The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila is a famous fresco by Raphael depicting Pope Leo I persuading Attila the Hun to turn back from his invasion of Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
fresco
artHistoricalPeriod 16th century
artStyle illusionistic fresco
artworkType wall painting
basedOn legend of Pope Leo I’s encounter with Attila the Hun in 452
commissionedBy Pope Leo X NERFINISHED
commissionedFor private papal apartments in the Vatican
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Raphael NERFINISHED
culturalContext Catholic Church NERFINISHED
depicts Attila on horseback
Attila the Hun NERFINISHED
Hunnic warriors
Pope Leo I NERFINISHED
Pope Leo I in the likeness of Pope Leo X
Pope Leo I on horseback NERFINISHED
Roman soldiers
halt of the Hunnic advance toward Rome
landscape with view of Rome
meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun
miraculous intervention of Saints Peter and Paul
procession accompanying the pope
turning back of Attila’s invasion of Italy
genre history painting
hasMainCharacter Attila the Hun NERFINISHED
Pope Leo I NERFINISHED
iconography Saint Paul with a sword
Saint Peter with a sword
locatedInTheBuilding Raphael Rooms NERFINISHED
locatedInTheRoom Stanza di Eliodoro NERFINISHED
location Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED
Vatican City NERFINISHED
medium fresco painting
movement High Renaissance NERFINISHED
originalLanguageTitle Incontro di Leone Magno con Attila NERFINISHED
partOf decoration of the Raphael Rooms
partOfSeries frescoes in the Stanza di Eliodoro
religiousTradition Christian art
significance major work in the Raphael Rooms cycle
subjectHeading Pope Leo I persuading Attila the Hun
theme defense of Rome
divine intervention
papal authority

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Raphael Rooms containsWork The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila