\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The picture is also known as the \i Spasimo di Sicilia \i0 (\i Sicilian Agony\i0 ) as Raphael painted it for the church of S
anta Maria dello Spasimo in Palermo, where it arrived after a miraculous escape from a shipwreck. One of RaphaelÆs later works, the painting stands out due to its emotional intensity and variety of expression.