In fifteen-oh-eight, Pope Julius the Second asked Raphael to cover the walls and ceiling of some of the Pope's private living areas.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Some visitors believe the works of Raphael are the most beautiful in the Vatican Museums.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Some experts say Raphael painted the image of the artist Michelangelo into this work.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Raphael painted these people teaching and learning around the philosophers Plato and Aristotle.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

That may be true. Michelangelo was clearly in Raphael's thoughts at times.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

From this room, you can explore the nearby Chinese Loggia, or go upstairs to see the Italian art hung on the deep red walls of the Raphael Room.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

One of Raphael's most famous paintings is "The School of Athens."

VOA: special.2010.02.03

There are more works by Raphael in other Vatican areas.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

But Raphael understood the value of the work of others.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Works by Raphael deeply influenced painters of the Italian Renaissance.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

The school's director, Raphael St.Hilare, says students outside Port-au-Prince have suffered a trauma, even if their communities escaped damage in the earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

The school is empty now, but school director Raphael St.Hilare says classes will soon resume.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01