The dress was a mere detail in his work, but it was easy to copy and has been copied persistently from that day to this.

It is curious to think that the long white robes, which Christ wears in the illustrations of our present-day Sunday School books and other religious publications, are all due to imitation of Raphael's designs.
The first room he finished for Julius II.

was so rich in effect and beautiful in colour that the Pope could scarcely wait for more rooms as fine.

Raphael had to call in a large number of assistants to enable him to cover the walls fast enough to please the Pope, and the quality of the work began to deteriorate.

The uneven merit of his frescoes foretold the consequence of overwork despite his matchless facility and power.