Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pius Christian Museum: Attic Sarcophagus
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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 , Nativity in Art , Sarcophagi , Early Christian Sculptures , Adam and Eve in Art , Moses in Art , Magi in Art
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This photo shows part of a 4th century Attic sarcophagus (carved on all four sides) in the collection of the Nativity and Epiphany sector of the Pius Christian Museum (Museo Pio Cristiano) collection of the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani). From the left: Adam and Eve beside the Tree of Life; Moses receiving the Law; the adoration of the Magi. Not pictured is the right side of the fragment, with Noah in the Ark, receiving the dove; stories of Jonah; Moses striking the rock. The description in the museum's catalog can be viewed at: https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.31533.0.0. 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.
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