Pope Alexander VI (Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia was elected pope in 1492) entrusted the decoration of the rooms in his apartment (now known as the Borgia rooms) to Pinturicchio. The paintings, which were executed between 1492 and 1494, drew on a complex iconographical program that used themes from medieval encyclopedias, adding an eschatological layer of meaning and celebrating the supposedly divine origins of the Borgias. The rooms are: Room of the Sibyls, Room of the Creed, Room of the Liberal Arts, Room of the Saints, Room of the Faith.

These frescoes are problematic in degree of workshop participation. For the vast enterprise, presumably done rapidly, the painter had a number of collaborators, although the overall style, the taste, and the program must have been Pinturicchio's responsibility. The busily elaborated ceilings with motifs all'antica and numerous classical references, coupled with constant allusions to the Borgia, are definitely from Pinturicchio's hand.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Ceiling decoration 1492-94 Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	939*901 True Color 172 Kb
	The Resurrection - Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	501*534 True Color 69 Kb
	The Resurrection (centre view) - Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	852*602 True Color 142 Kb
	The Resurrection (lower center view) - Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	846*602 True Color 133 Kb
	The Arithmetic 1492-94 Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	741*813 True Color 186 Kb
	The Arithmetic (lower centre view) - Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	849*602 True Color 140 Kb
	The Arithmetic (lower left view) - Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	851*602 True Color 124 Kb
	The Arithmetic (lower right view) - Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	856*609 True Color 133 Kb
	Music 1492-94 Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	1087*900 True Color 234 Kb
	Vault decoration 1493-95 Fresco Appartamento Borgia, Palazzi Vaticani, Rome	708*853 True Color 195 Kb
	Vault decoration 1493-95 Fresco Appartamento Borgia, Palazzi Vaticani, Rome	1200*718 True Color 229 Kb
	Susanna and the Elders 1493-95 Fresco Appartamento Borgia, Palazzi Vaticani, Rome	800*912 True Color 187 Kb
	St Catherine's Disputation 1492-94 Fresco with gold leaf Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	1243*800 True Color 248 Kb
	St Catherine's Disputation (detail) 1492-94 Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	706*937 True Color 175 Kb
	St Catherine's Disputation (detail) 1492-94 Fresco Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican	863*805 True Color 183 Kb