RAFFAELLO Sanzio
(b. 1483, Urbino, d. 1520, Roma)

The Parnassus (detail)

1509-10
Fresco, width of detail: 92 cm
Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican

The detail represents the blind Homer who appears as a protagonist, like Apollo. He is flanked by Dante (at left) and Virgil (at right).