Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Raphael Sanzio

  • The death of Raphael

    The famous High Renaissance artist Raffaello Sanzio was working at the court of Pope Julius II when he developed an acute illness that killed him within fifteen days. His body was publicly displayed and mourned in the Vatican, and he was buried in the Pantheon, an honor reserved only for Rome’s most revered figures. No…