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The Sistine Chapel, with its ceiling and altar wall decorated by Michelangelo, and the Stanze di Raffaello (decorated by Raphael) are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums, [7] considered among the most canonical and distinctive works of Western and European art. In 2023, the Vatican Museums were visited by 6.8 million people. [8]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 December 2024. Church in Vatican City For other uses, see St. Peter's Basilica (disambiguation). Church in Vatican City Saint Peter's Basilica Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican Basilica di San Pietro (Italian) Basilica Sancti Petri (Latin) Main façade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica, seen ...
The Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art is a collection of paintings, graphic art and sculptures in the Vatican Museums.. It occupies 55 rooms: the Borgia Apartment (apartment of Pope Alexander VI) on the first floor of the Apostolic Palace, the two floors of the Salette Borgia, a series of rooms below the Sistine Chapel, and a series of rooms on the ground floor.
The Vatican Historical Museum (Italian: Museo storico vaticano) is one of the sections of the Vatican Museums. It was founded in 1973 at the behest of Pope Paul VI , [ 1 ] and was initially hosted in environments under the Square Garden.
[1] In the 2020s the museum's holdings were in excess of 80,000 objects and artworks. [1] The museum was reopened in November 2019 under its new name, Anima Mundi, which means "soul of the world". The name was chosen by Pope Francis. The director of the museum, Father Nicola Mapelli, said that the new name reflects the belief that "When we ...
The Sistine Chapel (/ ˈ s ɪ s t iː n / SIST-een; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City.
The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome, a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Cappella Paolina (pp. 128–132) v t
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 November 2024. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...