Santi Corsi Sala di Saturno nel Palazzo Pitti

This painting captures a corner of the Medici gallery, characterized by its deep red walls, gilded frames, and ornate checkered floor. Raphael's circular masterpiece, the 'Madonna della Seggiola', is shown both on the wall and positioned on a wooden easel for a copyist. The vista extends into an adjacent chamber where a marble statue of Venus stands in soft light.

The Sala di Saturno is the final room in a sequence of 'Planetary Rooms' designed to reflect the prince's education and the soul's ascent. In the Florentine Neoplatonic tradition, Saturn represents the highest sphere of contemplation and the divine intellect, moving beyond the active life toward philosophical wisdom.