Vatican Museum - Vatican City
by Richard Krebs
Title
Vatican Museum - Vatican City
Artist
Richard Krebs
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Vatican Museum is a public art and sculpture museum in Vatican City. Established in the early 16th century by Pope Julius II the museum contains nearly 70,000 works of art of which 20,000 are on display. The museum contains 54 galleries, of which the Sistine and its ceiling, painted by Michelangelo, are the most famous. The Vatican Museum is the fourth most visited art museum in the world.
This image is of the coved ceiling in one of the walkways within the Vatican Museum and is just one example of the exquisite detail of this magnificent world treasure.
The Vatican Museum and Vatican City are located within Rome, Italy.
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March 30th, 2020
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