Loggia di raffaello, 10, 01

Two men in red and yellow robes carry the rectangular Ark on wooden poles across a rocky riverbed. To the left, a personification of the River Jordan as a bearded river god holds back a wall of white, surging water with his hands. A large procession of armored soldiers, one mounted on a white horse, follows behind the Ark toward a fortified city in the background.

This scene represents the intersection of biblical narrative and classical iconography through the inclusion of the river god, reflecting the Renaissance synthesis of pagan and Christian forms. The Ark of the Covenant serves as a primary symbol of divine presence and was a central focus of study for Renaissance Christian Hebraists and Kabbalists interested in sacred architecture and the Shekhinah.