Title
Miniature Sheet - Vatican City - 2009
Type
Miniature Sheet
Coverage
Vatican City
Date Issued
2009-09-23
Description
Vatican City issued this miniature sheet to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Raphael's fresco Disputation of the Holy Sacrament. Dante is depicted in the fresco in the lower right quarter (circled here in green). The miniature sheet has text as follows: at the bottom: "RAFFAELLO - LA DISPUTA DEL SACRAMENTO 1509 – 2009 / OeSD - 2009". The sheet's stamp has text as follows: in the upper right corner: "3,30"; at the bottom: "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO"; the Vatican coat of arms are in the upper left corner. The sheet was printed by Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, Austria.
Extent
80 × 110 mm
Bibliographic Citation
Sassone 1505
Contributor
Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (Vienna, Austria)
Raphael
Language
Italian