Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pius Christian Museum: Sarcophagus of Crispina
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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 , Signage , Early Christian Art , Nativity in Art , Sarcophagi , Early Christian Sculptures , Crispina Sarcophagus
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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 images of the Sarcophagus of Crispina, which is a stone carved lid fragment of a 4th century sarcophagus. Note the word "Crispina" in the center of the large fragment; hence, the name of the fragment. A webpage with more info about this can be viewed at: https://www.christianiconography.info/sicility/sarcCrispinaPio.html. The fragment below it is another nativity representation of one of the kings presenting his gift to the Virgin and Child. These fragments are held within the Pius Christian Museum (Museo Pio Cristiano) collection of the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani). 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.
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