Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pio Clementino Museum: Socrates
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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 , Pio Clementino Museum , Museo Pio Clementino , Musei di Scultura , Sculpture Museums , Art Museums , Sacred Art , Church Art , Greek Antiquities , Roman Antiquities , Statuary , Socrates in Art
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The photo shows a bust of Socrates, as identified by the Greek capital letters on the plinth. The 4th century BCE marble bust by a Greek artist is held in the Pio Clementino Museum, 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 Pio Clementino Museum is the largest complex of the Vatican Museums. It is named after its founders, Pope Clement XIV and Pope Pius VI. Its twelve rooms contain the most important Greek and Roman masterpieces.
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