Treasures from the Vatican Museums May Be
Coming to a Town Near You
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St. Peters
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Rome, Italy
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January 10, 2008 - Treasures from the Vatican Museums
will soon be coming to Florida, Ohio, and Minnesota in 2008.
The exhibition is called "Vatican Splendors from St. Peter's
Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Swiss Guard. The first venue
is scheduled for the Florida International Museum in St.
Petersburg from February 9 through May 11. Featured in Vatican
Splendors will be significant objects related to the papacy and
church evolution, including 200 works of art, all from the
diverse collections of the Vatican Museums.
Vatican Museums exhibition designed around
four themes
- Foundations of the Church relates St. Peter's story and
the development of the church. Featured here are Jesus and
the Holy Family, the Apostles, and the Church founders, as
well as a reconstruction of the Tomb of St. Peter with a
reliquary holding the saints bones. Visitors will be able
to see a mosaic Bust of an Angel (ca. 1310) by Giotto
di Bondone, famous early Italian Renaissance
painter.
- 500 Years of the Vatican commemorates the 500th
anniversaries of New St. Peter's Basilica, the Papal Swiss
Guard and the Vatican Museums. This segment features the
work of architect Donato Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo,
and Bernini all of whom contributed to the development of
New St. Peters. In addition to
works collected and commissioned by the popes, the function
of the Papal Swiss Guard is outlined.
- The Work of the Pope explains the historical
significance of the Sistine Chapel and the papal election
process, religious celebrations and the pontiff's
relationship and interaction with world religious
leaders.
- Stories of Popes recounts some of the ministries of the
265 pontiffs over 20 centuries. Among items featured here
are the tiara of Pope Pius VII (1824-1831), Lello
Scorzelli's bronze portrait of Pope Paul VI. Explained in
this theme are papal elections and highlights of how the
pope's work fits within the structure of the Roman Catholic
Church.
Brenda Harness, Art Historian
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