The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and ArtNearly three hundred illustrations and a text reveal the entire range of the Vatican's artistic holdings, replete with priceless masterworks from all periods. |
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Alessandro Allori altar altarpiece Altertümer in Rom angels antique Apollo Apollo Belvedere apostles Apostolic Palace artist BARTOLOMEO PAPINI basilica Belvedere Bernini Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana bronze bust Cardinal cartoon by Alessandro century B.C. Cerveteri Christ church Clement coat of arms collection Cortile cross d'Arte dalmatic decoration depicted Egizio Egyptian Etruscan exhibition figures Florence Francesco fresco G. D. BIBLIOGRAPHY Gallerie Pontificie Gian Lorenzo Bernini Giovanni GUASPARRI DI BARTOLOMEO head inscription Marble Height medallions Michelangelo Milan monumental mosaic Musei e Gallerie Museo Gregoriano Etrusco Museo Pio-Clementino Museo Sacro original painting panel papal Päpstlichen Sammlungen Paul Pinacoteca Vaticana Pius VII pontificate pope portrait predella Raphael relief restored Roman Rome Saint Peter's Sala Sammlungen im Vatikan San Pietro scene sculpture silk Sistine Chapel Sixtus statue tapestry terracotta tion tomb Torso Vatican City Vatican Library Vatican Museums Vatikan und Lateran vestments VIII Virgin warp width