The painter of the 16th century, Raphael portrayed Sylvester Stallone Bashny.Net

The great Italian painter painted prototype of Sylvester Stallone on the wall of one of the halls of the Vatican in the 16th century. The similarity of the Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone with the man depicted on the mural that adorns one of the rooms of Raphael in the Vatican, noticed the 20-year-old Harvard student Anthony Zonfrell, resting and visiting historical sites in Italy with his family.

The student was very surprised what they see - certainly no one expects to see in the great masterpieces by Raphael Sanzio 65-year-old American actor Sylvester Stallone. According to him, his family is very amused by this discovery.





And when Anthony, of Massachusetts, has returned home after a vacation, then posted as an amazing photo "Sylvester Stallone" in a fresco painter of the 16th century on the site Reddit, where a photo seen by millions of users worldwide.

Raphael was commissioned to decorate four reception rooms in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. They later became known as the «Stanze di Raffaello», which means "Rooms of Raphael».

It is believed that Raphael, who lived from 1483 to 1520 years, made sketches of the hero of his masterpiece, which is so much like Stallone with his assistant Lorenzo Lotto