| 1st Arcade. | |
| 1. Creation of Light.[352] 2. Creation of Dry Land. 3. Creation of the Sun and Moon. 4. Creation of Animals. | —Raphael. |
| 2nd Arcade. | |
| 1. Creation of Eve. 2. The Fall. 3. The Exile from Eden. 4. The Consequence of the Fall. | —Giulio Romano. |
| 3rd Arcade. | |
| 1. Noah builds the Ark. 2. The Deluge. 3. The Coming forth from the Ark. 4. The Sacrifice of Noah. | —Giulio Romano. |
| 4th Arcade. | |
| 1. Abraham and Melchizedek. 2. The Covenant of God with Abraham. 3. Abraham and the three Angels. 4. Lot's flight from Sodom. | —Francesco Penni. |
| 5th Arcade. | |
| 1. God appears to Isaac. 2. Abimelech sees Isaac with Rebecca. 3. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing. 4. Isaac blesses Esau also. | —Francesco Penni. |
| 6th Arcade. | |
| 1. Jacob's Ladder. 2. Jacob meets Rachel. 3. Jacob upbraids Laban. 4. The journey of Jacob. | —Pellegrino da Modena. |
| 7th Arcade. | |
| 1. Joseph tells his dream. 2. Joseph sold into Egypt. 3. Joseph and Potiphar's wife. 4. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dream. | —Giulio Romano. |
| 8th Arcade. | |
| 1. The Finding of Moses. 2. Moses and the Burning Bush. 3. The Destruction of Pharaoh. 4. Moses striking the rock. | —Giulio Romano. |
| 9th Arcade. | |
| 1. Moses receives the Tables of the Law. 2. The Worship of the Golden Calf. 3. Moses breaks the Tables. 4. Moses kneels before the Pillar of Cloud. | —Raffaello da Colle. |
| 10th Arcade. | |
| 1. The Israelites cross the Jordan. 2. The Fall of Jericho. 3. Joshua stays the course of the Sun. 4. Joshua and Eleazer divide the Promised Land. | —Pierino del Vaga. |
| 11th Arcade. | |
| 1. Samuel anoints David. 2. David and Goliath. 3. The Triumph of David. 4. David sees Bathsheba. | —Pierino del Vaga. |
| 12th Arcade. | |
| 1. Zadok anoints Solomon. 2. The Judgment of Solomon. 3. The Coming of the Queen of Sheba. 4. The Building of the Temple. | —Pellegrino da Modena. |
| 13th Arcade. | |
| 1. Adoration of the Shepherds. 2. Coming of the Magi. 3. Baptism of Christ. 4. Last Supper. | —Giulio Romano. |
"From the Sistine Chapel we went to Raphael's Loggie, and I hardly venture to say that we could scarcely bear to look at them. The eye was so educated and so enlarged by those grand forms and the glorious completeness of all their parts, that it could take no pleasure in the imaginative play of arabesques, and the scenes from Scripture, beautiful as they are, had lost their charm. To see these works often alternately and to compare them at leisure and without prejudice, must be a great pleasure, but all sympathy is at first one-sided."—Goethe, Romische Briefe.
Close to the entrance of the Loggie is that of
The Stanze, three rooms decorated under Julius II. and Leo X. with frescoes by Raphael, for each of which he received 1200 ducats. These rooms are approached through,—
The Sala di Constantino, decorated under Clement VII. (Giulio di Medici) in 1523—34, after the death of Raphael, who however had prepared drawings for the frescoes, and had already executed in oil the two figures of Justice and Urbanity. The rest of the compositions, completed by his pupils, are in fresco.
"Raphaël se multiplie, il se prodigue, avec une fécondité de toutes les heures. De jeunes disciples, admirateurs de son beau génie, le servent avec amour, et sont déjà admis à l'honneur d'attacher leurs noms à quelques parties de ses magnifiques travaux. Le maître leur distribue leur tâche: à Jules Romain, le brillant coloris des vêtements et peut-être même le dessin de quelques figures; au Fattore, à Jean d'Udine, les arabesques; à frère Jean de Vérone les clairs-obscurs des portes et des lambris qui doivent compléter la décoration de ces spendides appartements. Et lui, que se réserve-t-il?—la pensée qui anime tout, le génie qui enfante et qui dirige."—Gournerie, Rome Chrétienne.
Entrance Wall.—The Address of Constantine to his troops and the vision of the Fiery Cross: Giulio Romano. On the left, St Peter between the Church and Eternity,—on the right, Clement I. (the martyr) between Moderation and Gentleness.
Right Wall.—The Battle of the Ponte Molle and the Defeat of Maxentius by Constantine, designed by Raphael, and executed by Giulio Romano. On the left is Sylvester I. between Faith and Religion, on the right Urban I. (the friend of Cecilia) between Justice and Charity.
Left Wall.—The donation of Rome by Constantine to Sylvester I. (A.D. 325), Raffaello da Colle. (The head of Sylvester was a portrait of Clement VII., the reigning pope; Count Castiglione the friend of Raphael, and Giulio Romano, are introduced amongst the attendants.) On the left, Sylvester I. with Fortitude; on the right, Gregory VII. with Strength. Wall of Egress.—The supposititious Baptism of Constantine, interesting as pourtraying the interior of the Lateran baptistery in the 15th century, by Francesco Penni, who has introduced his own portrait in a black dress and velvet cap. On left, is Damasus I. (A.D. 366—384), between Prudence and Peace; on right, Leo I. (A.D. 440—462), between Innocence and Truth. The paintings on the socles represent scenes in the life of Constantine by Giulio Romano.
The Stanza d'Eliodoro, painted in 1511—1514, shows the Church triumphant over her enemies, and the miracles by which its power has been attested. On the roof are four subjects from the Old Testament,—the Covenant with Abraham; the Sacrifice of Isaac; Jacob's dream; Moses at the burning bush.