Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries By: Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press Posted: 9:57 AM CDT Thursday, Jun. 26, 2025 Last ...

Cleaning in the last room, the Hall of Constantine, is expected to be completed in about three years. Most of the frescoes there were done after Raphael’s death in 1520 but followed his design.

The reception room, which was painted by Raphael and his students starting in the first quarter-century of the 1500s, is dedicated to the fourth-century Roman emperor Constantine, whose embrace of ...

The Raphael Rooms were never fully closed off to the public during their long restoration, but they are now free of scaffolding for the many visitors flocking to the Vatican Museums for the 2025 ...