November 22, 2024

Treasures of the Vatican Museums Part 1

The Vatican museums house some of the greatest treasures in the world. No counting the Sistine chapel there are still thousands of statues and pictures, objects and images housed in hundreds of rooms. Here is […]

Caravaggio in Rome

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio spent several years in Rome before fleeing a death warrant in 1606 issued after he had committed murder. He was in Rome when the Catholic church was actively countering Protestantism, building […]

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