Tag: Museum
Rome – Vatican Museums – Ceilings
The Vatican museums contain an amazing collection of some of the most beautiful art in the world. However, the museums themselves are also outstanding works of…
Rome – Vatican Museums – Statues
The Vatican Museums originated as a group of sculptures collected by Pope Julius II (1503-1513). The popes were among the first sovereigns who opened the…
Siena – Duomo Museum – Misc
Well, we’ve seen many of the scupltures, a beautiful stained-glass window, and several paintings and icons from this museum. There are several other areas of…
Siena – Duomo Museum – Icons and Paintings
The museum has a large collection of paintings with gold backgrounds, many on wood. Unfortunately, I don’t have very much info on these paintings, but…
Siena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained Glass
We had the chance to visit Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, the museum of the cathedral. It contains sculptures, paintings, icons, and many other treasures. As you…