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The pantheon the most complete monument from the days of ancient rome. The pantheon temple of the gods. In 1520, the artist raphael was buried here, the first man in modern times to choose the pantheon as his own memorial. When raphael died, he was only 37, at the height of his creativity and the peak of his fame. The story was told that the pope himself wept at the news of his sudden death. As final tribute, raphaels last great painting, the transfiguration, was placed at the head of his coffin. The biographer Giorgio Vasari wrote. When this admirable artist died, painting also died. It is due to him that the arts coloring and invention have been brought to such perfection that progress is almost impossible. Happy were those who served under him because all who imitate his art are sure to succeed in the world, as those who imitate his virtuous life will be rewarded in heaven. Raphael was the subject of myth in his lifetime myth compounded by his dying on a good friday. There were even

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