In The Prophet Isaiah (Raphael), how is the St. Anne Altar discussed?
Johann of Goritz (also Gorizius), from Luxembourg, commissioned Raphael to paint the prophet Isaiah in fresco on a pillar in the Basilica di Sant'Agostino. Soon after his arrival in Rome, his name was Latinised to Janus Corycius. He held the office of receiver of requests.Janus was a patron of the arts.  Wishing to leave a mark in Rome, he had a chapel built in the Sant'Agostino basilica, with an altar commissioned in 1512 honoring his patron saint Saint Anne. The altar included this fresco of Isaiah and a marble grouping of Virgin with St. Anne by Andrea Sansovino. The Saint Anne altar was intended as his tomb.At the dedication of the church, a steady stream of literary friends honored Corycius with verses that were later published in the 1524 book Coryciana by Blosius Palladius, later Bishop of Foligno.  The book named 120 poets who contributed verses.During a renovation of the church in the 18th century, the sculpture by Sansovino was separated from Raphael's fresco. In the late 20th century the fresco was conserved and the sculpture was restored to its original position below.
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