Vatican Collection (page 6)

Michelangelo (1475-1564). Sistine Chapel. Detail. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Palaces. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Fresco

Astronomical Observations. 1711. Series of eight panels (51 x 35 cm. each one) dedicated to the planets. Detail of the pictures of the Moon (left), Mercury (center) and Venus. Baroque art

Romulus & Remus Statue
The golden statue in the Vatican, Rome, of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf. Legend has it that when Romulus grew up he founded Rome (circa 753 BC). Date: early 1930s

The Vatican I, Rome, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Vatican II, Rome, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The oecumenical council of the Vatican, convened December 8th 1869. Print showing Pope Pius IX, sitting on a throne at center, with various members of the clergy behind him from left to right

View of Rome, including So. Carlo, Palace of the Vatican, Museum of the Capitol, College of Jesuits, etc

Veduta della capella sistina nel palazzo apostolico vaticano

Statue of Perseus - The Vatican, Italy
Perseus with the head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova, completed 1801 (Vatican Museum). Date: circa 1910s

St. Peters, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
The Piazza at St. Peter s, Vatican City, Rome, Italy Date: circa 1910

Saint Peter - Bronze Statue - St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy by Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1240c. 1310), an Italian architect and sculptor. Date: circa 1910s

St Peters Square, Rome
Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) is located directly in front of St. Peters Basilica in Vatican City. Date: circa 1910s

Interior of St. Peters, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Interior of St. Peter s, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Vatican Stamps 1929
The complete set of Vatican stamps, showing Pope Pius XI (lived 1857 - 1939; Pope 1922 - 1939). Date: 1929

Rome / The Vatican
The Dome of St. Peters and the Vatican, Rome, Italy, with the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. Date: 1930s

Rome / St. Peters Square
St. Peters Square, Rome, Italy, with the Dome of St. Peters (Vatican) behind and the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in Date: 1930s

Building Vatican Railway
Tunnelling works at Vatican City, Rome, Italy, to connect the area with the Italian State Railway. Date: 1929

Flaminian Obelisk
The Flaminian Obelisk (Obelisco Flaminio), Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy, which originally stood in the Sun Temple at Heliopolis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Date: 1930s

Swiss Guard - The Vatican City, Rome, Italy Date: circa 1904

ST PETERs / 18TH C
A view of San Pietro / St Peters and the Vatican in the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Pope Leo XIII in sedan chair
Pope Leo XIII returning to the Vatican in a sedan chair after a ceremony in St Peters

Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) Responsible for the construction of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

Merry Del Val / Sketch 03
RAFAEL MERRY DEL VAL Spanish prelate, Secretary of State at the Vatican

Italy Romes Pietro
La chiesa di San Pietro and the Vatican, in the 18th century

Italy Castel Gandolfo
The home of the pope when he wants a change from the Vatican, overlooking lago Albano

Italy Rome Pincio
The Pincio Gardens are a favourite place to stroll in the cool of the evening : you can enjoy a fine view of the Vatican and saint Peter s

America and Vatican
Pope to Wilson : Theres not much chance of peace so long as you keep your pockets stuffed with grenades !

Vatican Aerial View
An aerial photograph showing St. Peters Cathedral, the Vatican Palace and its gardens and the railway which leads through a gate of the wall into Vaticans city, Rome

Vatican Palace / Rome / C17
The Papal Palace and grounds of the Vatican, showing the new gateway built in 1618, the Library, the Old and New Palaces, courtyards and long passageway. Date: 17th century

Sistine Chapel / Vatican
The interior of the spectacular Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Rome. The ceiling and walls are covered in full colour frescos by Michelangelo

Swiss Guards
By tradition, the Vatican is guarded by Swiss mercenaries in those fancy uniforms : here, a cart-load of Swiss soldiers gallop to Rome to enlist in the popes service

Owen Jones Italian 86*
A series of arabesques, painted in fresco by a number of Italian artists, from designs by Raphael in the Vatican, Rome

Rome / Vatican 17C
A fine bird s-eye view of the Vatican Palace, showing additions made by the Popes at various times up to the 1620s

Rome / Vatican / Late 15C
The Vatican in Rome at the end of the 15th century

Saint Peter (Butler
SAINT PETER the first Pope, depicted holding the key of the kingdom, the Vatican (though not built till much later) in the background

Vatican Library, C18
The New Gallery of the VATICAN LIBRARY, Rome

Voting for Pope 1903
Cardinals, sitting in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican, Rome, vote for a new pope : they elect Pius X

Voting for New Pope
Cardinals, sitting in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican, Rome, vote for a new pope : they elect Pius XII

Papal Election
Cardinals gather in the Vatican, Rome, to take part in the Conclave which will elect the next Pope

Vatican Aerial View 1846
A birds eye view if San Pietro (St. Peters) Rome, and the adjoining buildings of the Vatican

Pope Alex VI & Friends
POPE ALEXANDER VI (Roderigo Borgia) To celebrate his daughter Lucrezias marriage, he invites 50 courtesans to dine &c at the Vatican

Pope Sixtus IV (Shaw)
POPE SIXTUS IV (Francesco della Rovere) Responsible for the construction of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

Pope Gregory receiving an embassy from Japan
Pope Gregorius XIII receiving an embassy from Japan

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