Loggia di raffaello, 03, 04

An elderly, white-bearded Noah stands in prayer before a large, flaming stone altar. His sons and assistants surround him, one slaughtering a ram on the ground while others lead cattle and sheep toward the fire. The scene is set in an open landscape, capturing the solemn moment of thanksgiving and the restoration of the covenant between God and humanity.

In the Renaissance context of 'prisca theologia', Noah was regarded as a pivotal figure who preserved sacred antediluvian knowledge and transmitted it to the post-flood world. This fresco, part of the Raphael Loggia, reflects the humanist effort to harmonize biblical history with classical aesthetics and the concept of an ancient, universal wisdom tradition.