The Vatican Collection (page 2)

Rome on the Tiber, The Vatican, 1700
2900912 Rome on the Tiber, The Vatican, 1700; (add.info.: Rome on the Tiber, The Vatican, 1700.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Inset portrait of Leo XIII (Vincenzo Giacchino Pecci 1810-1903), the pope from 1878
535259 Inset portrait of Leo XIII (Vincenzo Giacchino Pecci 1810-1903), the pope from 1878, opening the Vatican archives for historical research, 1883

Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC (engraving)
8644781 Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC)

Library of the Vatican, at Rome (engraving)
8647218 Library of the Vatican, at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Library of the Vatican, at Rome)

Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving)
8644784 Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC)

Miniature representing Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti (1145-1241) with two cardinals
BEN5472517 Miniature representing Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti (1145-1241) with two cardinals. Manuscript page Gregorius PP IX Decretalium libri Quinque, Cum Glosis, Book III

Pope John XXIII's coat of arms (engraving)
5314105 Pope John XXIII's coat of arms (engraving); SeM Studio/UIG

Feast and procession on the occasion of the election of Pope Alexander VII (Alessandro) (1599-1667) in 1655
AIS5377894 Feast and procession on the occasion of the election of Pope Alexander VII (Alessandro) (1599-1667) in 1655, Italian school

Women's and Mens bathing house, copper engraving after a mural for the bathroom of Cardinal Bibiena, Vatican, 1600
UIG5414713 Women's and Mens bathing house, copper engraving after a mural for the bathroom of Cardinal Bibiena, Vatican, 1600; UIG

Scene in the court of a king. Miniature from Codex Vaticano Rossiano 379, 13th century
BEN5464576 Scene in the court of a king. Miniature from Codex Vaticano Rossiano 379, 13th century. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City. rome; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Statue of a Roman orator and politician believed to be Marcus Tullius Cicero
FLO4997301 Statue of a Roman orator and politician believed to be Marcus Tullius Cicero. From the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican

Statue of Urania, muse of astronomy, or Euterpe, muse of music. In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican
FLO4997270 Statue of Urania, muse of astronomy, or Euterpe, muse of music. In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo

Statue of a seated Agrippina the Younger with her son Nero. In the Vatican
FLO4997378 Statue of a seated Agrippina the Younger with her son Nero. In the Vatican. Copperplate drawn and engraved by Giacomo Bossi from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo Capitolino

Portrait of Pope Pius IX (1792 - 1878) (Pope Pius IX). 19th century (engraving from "Histoire des jesuites")
ELD4965848 Portrait of Pope Pius IX (1792 - 1878) (Pope Pius IX). 19th century (engraving from "Histoire des jesuites" by Boucher); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Rome: Photograph of a drawing depicting St. Peter of Rome, 1880
LUX4715682 Rome: Photograph of a drawing depicting St. Peter of Rome, 1880; (add.info.: Rome: Photograph of a drawing depicting St. Peter of Rome, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Flags of forty countries, circa 1890. Colour lithography, 19th century
NWI4851551 Flags of forty countries, circa 1890. Colour lithography, 19th century.; (add.info.: Flags of forty countries, circa 1890)

View of the Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State, Giardini Vaticani
ELD4846828 View of the Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State, Giardini Vaticani. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Against the Roman Papacy, An Institution of the Devil, by Martin Luther, 1545 (woodcut)
8664088 Against the Roman Papacy, An Institution of the Devil, by Martin Luther, 1545 (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vatican loggias by Raphael, Rome (colour litho)
8663950 Vatican loggias by Raphael, Rome (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vatican loggias by Raphael, Rome)

Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving)
8644788 Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving) by European School

Likeness of Jesus Christ: From the Bibliotheca of the Vatican (chromolitho)
8647400 Likeness of Jesus Christ: From the Bibliotheca of the Vatican (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Bibliotheca of the Vatican)

Statue of a Roman consul believed to be Virgilio. In the Vatican. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo
FLO4997298 Statue of a Roman consul believed to be Virgilio. In the Vatican. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome

Arabesques in fresco painted by Giovanni da Udine, Perino del Vaga, Giulio Romano, Polidoro da Carravaggio
FLO4987884 Arabesques in fresco painted by Giovanni da Udine, Perino del Vaga, Giulio Romano, Polidoro da Carravaggio, Francesco Penni, Vincenzio da San Gimignano, Pellegrino da Modena

Battle of Lepante (7/10/1571). Fresco of the Hall " Sala a a Crociera" by Antonio Vassillachi (1556-1629)
VEN5031662 Battle of Lepante (7/10/1571). Fresco of the Hall " Sala a a Crociera" by Antonio Vassillachi (1556-1629)

Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. 15th century (zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus)
532972 Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. 15th century (zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus); (add.info.: From the collection at the Vatican Museum.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Sophocles, Farnese type, Vatican museums, Rome, Italy
930382 Portrait of Sophocles, Farnese type, Vatican museums, Rome, Italy; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving)
8644786 Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving)
8644845 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Planisphere by Diego Ribero o Diogo Ribeiro, a Portuguese cartographer, in 1529
3600112 Planisphere by Diego Ribero o Diogo Ribeiro, a Portuguese cartographer, in 1529; Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City; (add.info.: Planisphere by Diego Ribero o Diogo Ribeiro)

Miniature representing Pope Clement V, born Bertrand de Got (1264-1314). Manuscript page Clemens PP
BEN5472554 Miniature representing Pope Clement V, born Bertrand de Got (1264-1314). Manuscript page Clemens PP. V Costitutiones, cum apparatu Joannis Andreae'. Ref: MS Lat.A, 186 (1603) f.2 R°

Portrait of Pope Benedetto XIV (Benedetto XIV) (1675-1758). Anonymous painting. Biblioteca Universitaria. Bologna
VEN5027271 Portrait of Pope Benedetto XIV (Benedetto XIV) (1675-1758). Anonymous painting. Biblioteca Universitaria. Bologna.; (add.info.: Portrait of Pope Benedetto XIV (Benedetto XIV) (1675-1758)

Detail from The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila, 1514. Fresco in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
5305496 Detail from The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila, 1514. Fresco in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael and his assistant Giulio Romano; (add.info)

Country flags in 1880: Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain
NWI4846627 Country flags in 1880: Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Vatican, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Persia

The pope Stephen II and the king Pepin the Short. c.1900 (chromo)
3433707 The pope Stephen II and the king Pepin the Short. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: History. France. The pope Stephen II and the king Pepin the Short. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Miniature representing Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti (1145-1241)
BEN5472506 Miniature representing Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti (1145-1241). Manuscript page Gregorius PP IX Decretalium libri Quinque, Cum Glosis, Book III

Portrait inset of PIUS IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti - 1792-1878), the pope from 1846
535250 Portrait inset of PIUS IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti - 1792-1878), the pope from 1846, and the one who opened the First Vatican Council 1869

The conversion to Catholicism of Christine Queen of Sweden (drawing)
ELD4886982 The conversion to Catholicism of Christine Queen of Sweden (drawing); (add.info.: The conversion to Catholicism of Christine Queen of Sweden (1626-1689) shortly after her abdication

The Vatican Post
Bethany Young

Renaissance: portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti called Michelangelo (Michelangelo or Michel Ange)
ELD4856208 Renaissance: portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti called Michelangelo (Michelangelo or Michel Ange, 1475 - 1564) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937)

Italy, Lazio, Rome, River Tiber, St. Peters Basilica

Announcement of new Pope in Medieval Rome
3787660 Announcement of new Pope in Medieval Rome; (add.info.: Announcement of new Pope in Medieval Rome. Announcement made by Cardinal Protodeacon)

Italy, Lazio, Rome

Italy, Lazio, Rome, The Vatican, St Peters Basilica

Italy, Lazio, Rome, St Peters Basilica and Rome rooftops

Italy, Lazio, Rome, View of St. Angelo bridge and St. Peters Basilica

November 2014
Western Europe, Southern Europe, Lazio, Italia, Italian, Italy, European, Europe, Rome, captial cities, capital city, cities, city, Rome, Roman, Roman, illumination, illuminated, Vatican City

Italy, Lazio, Rome, St. Peters Square, Vatican Post Office outside St. Peters Basilica

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Ponte, Church of San Salvatore in Lauro and St. Peters Basilica beyond

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"The Vatican: A Glimpse into the Spiritual Heart of Rome" Step into the magnificent world of the Vatican, where history and faith intertwine to create a truly awe-inspiring experience. As you wander through its hallowed halls, you'll encounter breathtaking sights that have stood the test of time. One such sight is a portrait of Pope Pius X, capturing his priestly jubilee in vibrant colors. This celebration echoes throughout the Vatican, reminding visitors of the enduring legacy left by this esteemed pontiff. The grandeur continues as you enter St. Peter's Basilica, an architectural marvel that leaves all who behold it speechless. Its towering presence dominates the skyline of Rome and beckons pilgrims from around the globe to seek solace within its sacred walls. Inside this majestic basilica, frescoes depicting Prophet Jeremiah and "The Creation of Adam" transport you back in time to when these masterpieces were created between 1508-12. The artistry on display is nothing short of divine inspiration. As you explore further, your gaze falls upon an armorial plate adorned with a papal tiara and crossed keys—a symbol representing papal authority since 1503. It serves as a reminder of the immense power held by those who have guided Catholicism for centuries. Statues also grace St. Peter's Basilica, each telling stories steeped in devotion and reverence. Saint Ignatius Loyola stands tall, inspiring visitors with his unwavering dedication to spiritual enlightenment. Nearby stands Saint Helena—her marble figure exuding strength as she embodies motherhood and piety. Further along your journey lies statues honoring other revered saints like Benedict and Francis of Paola—each carved meticulously from marble—an embodiment of their virtuous lives dedicated to serving God. Finally, take a moment to admire not just these individual works but also how they collectively represent centuries' worth of faith-filled history within Vatican City—the spiritual heart of Rome.