Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Gallery of Tapestries: Resurrection of Christ
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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20-May-19
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Italy , Vatican City , Rome , Vatican Museums , Musei Vaticani , Art Museums , Sacred Art , Church Art , Greek Antiquities , Roman Antiquities , Gallery of Tapestries , Galleria Degli Arazzi , Raphael , Resurrection of Christ , Resurrection of Our Lord , Life Cycle of Christ , Jesus Christ in Art , Tapestries
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. The photos show signage and a tapestry designed by Raphael within the Gallery of Tapestries (Galleria degli Arazzi), which is part of the Vatican Museums. These are public museums 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 photographed tapestry is "Resurrection of Christ," also known as "Resurrection of Our Lord." It is widely regarded as the finest of the tapestries displayed in this gallery. Raphael did not live to see this cycle of tapestries on the life of Christ completed, so his pupils did the work from his drawings.
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