Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Gallery of Maps
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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 , Paintings , Gallery of Maps , Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche , Maps , Painted Maps , Painted Ceilings , Vatican Crowds
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This image was taken in the Gallery of Maps, 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 Gallery of Maps (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche) houses the largest cycle of geographical paintings (40) in the world. The pictures, commissioned by Gregory XIII and completed between 1580 and 1581, depict various Italian provinces and territories belonging to the Papal States. This photo shows the magnificent ceiling of the gallery.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0