Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pius Christian Museum: Three Men in Firey Furnace
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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20-May-17
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Italy , Vatican City , Rome , Vatican Museums , Musei Vaticani , Art Museums , Pius Christian Museum , Museo Pio Cristiano , Early Christian Art , Early Christian Sculptures , Book of Daniel in Art , Jewish Men in Art , Shadrach in Art , Meshach in Art , Abednego in Art , Furnaces in Art
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. One photo shows signage in Italian and English that describes the object of the second photo. The object is a stone carving that depicts a scene from chapter three of the Book of Daniel (Bible, Old Testament) within the collection of the Pius Christian Museum of the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums are public galleries that display about 20,000 of 70K works collected by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries. The museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century. Only the Louvre in France receives more annual visitors than the Vatican Museums. The museums consist of 24 galleries, with the Sistine Chapel being the last room visited. The carving shows three Jewish men: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, walking around unharmed in a fiery furnace. King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon attempted to burn them to death after they refused to bow down to his image; they said they only worshipped God. When the king saw that the men didn't burn, he let them out and praised God.
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