Treasures of the High Renaissance

Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
The Sacrifice at Lystra c.1515-6
RCIN 912949
A cartoon for the tapestry of The Sacrifice at Lystra for the Sistine chapel.
A man with an axe, at the centre, prepares to strike a bull before the altar; on the left St Paul rends his robe; onlookers are standing on the right.