Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pio Clementino Museum: Hall of the Muses: Ceiling Fresco
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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 , Hall of the Muses , Sala Delle Muse , Frescos , Ceiling Vaults , Painted Ceilings , Apollo in Art , Poets in Art , Marsyas 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. The photos show the ceiling fresco in the Hall of Muses within 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. The center panel of the photographed fresco depicts the struggle between Apollo and Marsyas. It was painted by Tommaso Conca between 1782 and 1787.
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