The Vatican and Its Treasures: A Pictorial History and GuideMaurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco, Angela Cipriani Bodley Head, 1983 - 278 pages |
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16th century Alexander VII altar angels Antonio Apostles artists Baroque Bernini Boniface Borgia Borgo Bramante bronze building built Cappella Caravaggio Cardinal Carlo castle ceiling Christ Christian church of San classical Clement colonnade commissioned Constantine Cortile del Belvedere cross dating death decorated depicting detail dome emperor façade figures Fontana Francesco frescoes Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gianfrancesco Penni Giovanni da Udine Giulio Romano Gregory Holy Humanist Innocent Julius Last Judgement Lateran loggia Lorenzo lunettes Madonna Michelangelo monument mosaic Museo Museum Nicholas obelisk old basilica Opposite painted palace palatium Palazzo panel papacy papal Paul Penni Perin del Vaga Perugino Peter Peter's square piazza Pietro Pinacoteca Vaticana Pius pontificate pope Porta Raphael Raphael Rooms Roman Rome Room Sala Sangallo Sant'Angelo Santa Maria Santo Spirito sarcophagus scenes sculpture Sistine Chapel Sixtus Spina spiritual statue symbol tion tomb Urban VIII Vasari Vatican Grottoes Vatican Library walls