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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 Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of Vatican City, enclave of Rome. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of ...
The Museo Pio Cristiano is one of the Vatican Museums. It houses various works of Christian antiquity. [1] The museum was founded by Pope Pius IX in 1854, [2] two years after the establishment of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology.
While Vatican stamps may only be used within the Vatican City State and the quantity of euro coins is limited by treaty with Italy (the total value of all coins minted in 2002 was restricted to €310,400), [2] Vatican coins and stamps serve as an important sign of Vatican sovereignty, and their scarcity and design makes them popular with ...
The museum has been arranged into two wings. The principal wing is the museum of all artistic and historic importance starting with the paintings of the history of the Papal States, portraits of Popes until date, memorabilia of the Papal Military Corps including the navy, documents related to ceremonial orders of Popes, the Papal household items, and various ceremonial regalia and religious ...
The Vatican on Monday unveiled its groundbreaking project for the upcoming Venice Biennale of Art: A multimedia installation located inside Venice’s women’s prison, created with the active ...
The following list shows a selection of Marian images in the Catholic Church venerated in Italy (6 are in the Vatican), that were granted a pontifical decree of canonical coronation. 17th century [ edit ]
The Vatican excommunicated the Slovenian priest in 2020 — but quickly withdrew that judgment. Some abuse, according to alleged victims, took place while nuns were serving as models for Rupnik's art.