Paul in Athens (아덴에서 전도하는 바울)

 

 

 

 

 

(행 17:22)

바울이 아레오바고 가운데 서서 말하되 아덴 사람들아 너희를 보니 범사에 종교심이 많도다

 

22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raphael 1483 – 1520

Paul in Athens

bodycolour on paper on canvas (340 × 440 cm) — 1515

  Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Raphael biography

 

This work is linked to Acts 17:22

 

Paul came to Athens on his second missionary journey. He visits a synagogue and tries to find new followers. Here he addresses a crowd. The scene may have happened on the Aeropagus or Mars' Hill, a square of administrative and religious importance.

This is one of the cartoons Raphael made for the tapestries in the Sistine Chapel. More information on the cartoons can be found at the Miraculous Draught of Fishes.