Niccoline Chapel

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The Cappella Niccolina ( Nicholas Chapel ) is a chapel in the heart of the Vatican palace. It is located there along with the punching of Raphael and today belongs to the Vatican Museums.

History

The palace was built in the 13th century core under Innocent III. and was later completed by Nicholas V as a four- winged structure. Named after Nicholas V Cappella Niccolina is dedicated to the venerated in Rome Erzdiakonen Stephen and Lawrence and was painted by Fra Angelico, who is counted among the most important artists of his time in 1448. The St. Nicholas Chapel is the only surviving chapel Fra Angelico, with only 3 walls are preserved. The altar located on the south wall was lost. According to Giorgio Vasari, the Entombment of Christ there was shown, which, however, no longer be detected.

Iconographic program of the chapel

The walls of the chapel are created in two registers, the show six scenes from the lives of the saints. The Stephanus cycle is located in the upper register, which consists of three lunettes. The Laurentius cycle is at the register below, but consists of rectangular frames and thus has significant precedence over the Stephanus cycle. In addition Coming shows the vault of the chapel, the four Evangelists.

Stephen cycle

With this betting cycle Stephen is presented as the first of all the martyrs, as a kind of " proto- martyr."

Laurentius cycle

In general, call to three main aspects of the image cycle which derive their legitimacy from the Bible and point to their relevance:

The historical background for understanding the image cycles is the convocation of the Council in 1431 by Eugenius IV, who was the reformation of the Church to the destination. 1439 Felix V. was elected anti-pope and forced to abdicate until 10 years later.

In the picture cycle of the Cappella Niccolina be presented the church ideals in the form of Stephen and Lawrence, serving on the Pope's words out with the aim to underpin the position of the Pope as the absolute head of the Church and the Church's work of solidarity and authority to underline.