Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Hall of Constantine: Baptism of Constantine

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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 , Frescoes , Raphael , Hall of Constantine , Sala di Costantino , Baptism of Constantine , Baptisms in Art , Signage , Constantine 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 were taken in the Hall of Constantine (Sala di Costantino) within the Raphael Rooms, which are 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 Hall of Constantine is the largest of the Raphael Rooms. The fresco is called "The Baptism of Constantine" (1517-1524), which is the third of a sequence of four wall paintings in the room. It was painted by one of Raphael's pupils after designs by the master. Constantine promoted Christianity, but it is not actually known if he was baptized. Aside from the signage photo, these images are partial views of the painting; Constantine is the kneeling figure in the lower left, and the left half of the fresco is not photographed.

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