Saturday, March 28, 2015

Vatican Museum

The Vatican museum holds countless treasures.  A surprising number were outstanding pagan
statues.  I picked out some of the Christian stuff to show.


This is an 1854 fresco by Podesti, celebrating Mary's Immaculate Conception.

A heavily decorated barrel ceiling soars above the map gallery in the Vatican Museum.


This is a detail from a Flemish tapestry from the 1500s in the Vatican Museum.


And this is a 19th century fresco influenced by Rafael's earlier works.
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10 comments:

  1. Luis GomezMarch 28, 2015 at 5:59 AM

    Nice selection. Thank you Jack.

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  2. EG CameraGirlMarch 28, 2015 at 7:52 AM

    Pagan art? REALLY? That's something to ponder.

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  3. KateMarch 28, 2015 at 8:06 AM

    Jack, I think it's about time you came home. I don't think that I can contain my envy any longer. I am happy to see the world through your eyes, but I am sad that I haven't seen some of those glorious scenes myself! This particular tour must have been sensory overload. . .what wonderful photos!!

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  4. SharonMarch 28, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    I was simply awestruck when I toured the Vatican Museum. Such beauty in every direction.

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  5. Sylvia KMarch 28, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Ah, I have to agree with Kate!! I do enjoy seeing the world though your eyes -- and you do have great eyes for catching the beauty everywhere! I do thank you for that as they are the next best thing to being there myself!!

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  6. RedPatMarch 28, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    The details are so overwhelming, Jack! What a trip you are having.

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  7. William KendallMarch 28, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    What an astonishingly beautiful selection, Jack. I'm envious too!

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  8. MichelleMarch 28, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    The detail on that ceiling is beyond words.

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  9. RandyMarch 28, 2015 at 9:30 PM

    I read they have the richest art collection in the world. Must have been something to see it in person.

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  10. HalcyonMarch 29, 2015 at 3:46 AM

    There's a lot to see there! I am sure making a selection was difficult. :)

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