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Complete Guide to the Vatican

Author : Paul Den Arend
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781514623107
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Complete Guide to the Vatican written by Paul Den Arend and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you if you plan on visiting the Vatican or want to know more about it. The Vatican is an enormous place, full of artwork and history. It can even be a bit overwhelming when you visit it. Saint Peter's Basilica is filled with baroque sculptures, the Vatican Museums have art from all time periods and the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms have the most beautiful Fresco's in the world. Visiting such a place can be an amazing, once in a lifetime experience. You can make the most out of your visit by preparing it a bit. Believe me, the Vatican will make so much more sense to you if you know some of the best stories about the art and the people that created it. If you don't know what to look at, it can be really too much. In my Vatican guide book, I will show you exactly what to pay attention to. You will know exactly which artworks are considered the most important and you will know the often amazing stories behind their creation. I also included a lot of must-know tips for visitors, which will make your stay a pleasant one. Maybe you have heard of the long lines and the hours people have to wait before entering Saint Peter's or the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel? I will give you some tips on how to avoid these lines, and much more. I wrote this book as a complete guide to the Vatican. It describes the most important artworks you can find inside the Vatican. I am a tour guide in the Vatican Museums and the city of Rome itself. Besides this I also work all over Italy as a tour guide. I found that most guidebooks people have only provide very general information. Just a few hotel and restaurant recommendations and descriptions of the monuments with lots of pictures. This guidebook is completely different. It is for those people that want to have a much more profound knowledge about the Vatican and its monuments. In it, you will find detailed descriptions and maps of the Vatican museums, Saint Peter's Basilica and Vatican City. I use this book as a reference for my work as a tour guide. I hope it will give you a deep understanding of all the beautiful statues, fresco's, tapestries and paintings in this amazing place.

Guide to the Vatican

Author : Paul Den Arend
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781515339892
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Guide to the Vatican written by Paul Den Arend and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you if you plan on visiting the Vatican or want to know more about it. The Vatican is an enormous place, full of artwork and history. It can even be a bit overwhelming when you visit it. Saint Peter's Basilica is filled with baroque sculptures, the Vatican Museums have art from all time periods and the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms have the most beautiful Fresco's in the world. Visiting such a place can be an amazing, once in a lifetime experience. You can make the most out of your visit by preparing it a bit. Believe me, the Vatican will make so much more sense to you if you know some of the best stories about the art and the people that created it. If you don't know what to look at, it can be really too much. In my Vatican guide book, I will show you exactly what to pay attention to. You will know exactly which artworks are considered the most important and you will know the often amazing stories behind their creation. I also included a lot of must-know tips for visitors, which will make your stay a pleasant one. Maybe you have heard of the long lines and the hours people have to wait before entering Saint Peter's or the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel? I will give you some tips on how to avoid these lines, and much more. I wrote this book as a complete guide to the Vatican. It describes the most important artworks you can find inside the Vatican. I am a tour guide in the Vatican Museums and the city of Rome itself. Besides this I also work all over Italy as a tour guide. I found that most guidebooks people have only provide very general information. Just a few hotel and restaurant recommendations and descriptions of the monuments with lots of pictures. This guidebook is completely different. It is for those people that want to have a much more profound knowledge about the Vatican and its monuments. In it, you will find detailed descriptions and maps of the Vatican museums, Saint Peter's Basilica and Vatican City. I use this book as a reference for my work as a tour guide. I hope it will give you a deep understanding of all the beautiful statues, fresco's, tapestries and paintings in this amazing place.

Art and History

Author : Stefano Masi
Publisher : Casa Editrice Bonechi
ISBN 13 : 9788847601789
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Art and History written by Stefano Masi and published by Casa Editrice Bonechi. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the rich history and culture of some of the world¿s most influential historical places with these highly illustrated books, packed with informative and enlightening descriptions and information

High Renaissance Art in St. Peter's and the Vatican

Author : George L. Hersey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226327825
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book High Renaissance Art in St. Peter's and the Vatican written by George L. Hersey and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelangelo, Raphael, Bramante—together these artists created some of the most glorious treasures of the Vatican, viewed daily by thousands of tourists. But how many visitors understand the way these artworks reflect the passions, dreams, and struggles of the popes who commissioned them? For anyone making an artistic pilgrimage to the High Renaissance splendors of the Vatican, George L. Hersey's book is the ideal guide. Before starting the tour of individual works, Hersey describes how the treacherously shifting political and religious alliances of sixteenth-century Italy, France, and Spain played themselves out in the Eternal City. He offers vivid accounts of the lives and personalities of four popes, each a great patron of art and architecture: Julius II, Leo X, Clement VII, and Paul III. He also tells of the complicated rebuilding and expanding of St. Peter's, a project in which Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo all took part. Having set the historical scene, Hersey then explores the Vatican's magnificent Renaissance art and architecture. In separate chapters, organized spatially, he leads the reader through the Cortile del Belvedere and Vatican Museums, with their impressive holdings of statuary and paintings; the richly decorated Stanze and Logge of Raphael; and Michelangelo's Last Judgment and newly cleaned Sistine Chapel ceiling. A fascinating final chapter entitled "The Tragedy of the Tomb" recounts the vicissitudes of Michelangelo's projected funeral monument to Julius II. Hersey is never content to simply identify the subject of a painting or sculpture. He gives us the story behind the works, telling us what their particular themes signified at the time for the artist, the papacy, and the Church. He also indicates how the art was received by contemporaries and viewed by later generations. Generously illustrated and complete with a useful chronology, High Renaissance Art in St. Peter's and the Vatican is a valuable reference for any traveler to Rome or lover of Italian art who has yearned for a single-volume work more informative and stimulating than ordinary guidebooks. At the same time, Hersey's many anecdotes and intriguing comparisons with works outside the Vatican will provide new insights even for specialists.

Inside the Vatican

Author : Bart McDowell
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780792252979
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Inside the Vatican written by Bart McDowell and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanfield was granted unprecedented access to areas rarely open to the public and spent nearly a year in collaboration with McDowell to create this extraordinary, behind-the-scenes tour of the Vatican, revealing its secrets and magnificent art treasures. 150 full-color photos.

Vatican Archives

Author : Archivio vaticano
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Vatican Archives written by Archivio vaticano and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vatican Archives provides the first comprehensive guide to one of the richest archival sources for the history of the Western world. Organized into related agency groups, it includes approximately 500 entries that describe the purpose and workings of each administrative agency of the Vatican and the official records it produces-- the very records that now constitute the archives. Serving as a research tool that provides a systematic and previously unavailable overview of the archives, this book enhances and expediates access by scholars in a broad range of disciplines.

The Vatican Museums

Author : Paul Den Arend
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781515385332
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The Vatican Museums written by Paul Den Arend and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting the Vatican Museums is a truly unique experience. It is such an amazing place with such an abundance of artwork. Some of the most famous pieces of art in the world can be found there. Be amazed by the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo and enjoy the beautiful frescos of Raphael. There are statues from Roman times, paintings from artists as different as Giotto, Leonardo and Caravaggio and so much more. In fact, the museums are enormous. It can be quite overwhelming. What's worse, the museums were never built as museums. The artworks are displayed in the rooms and halls that were once used by the Pope and his court. This is why most of the museum is one direction only. Moreover, mass tourism has caused the amount of visitors to the museums to spike in recent years. Many people stand in line for hours outside, just to be able to visit the museums. In this guidebook, I will try to show you the best way to visit the museums and I will tell you all the stories and details about the most important works in the museums. In addition, I'll give you essential tips for visiting the museums. I've worked for many years as a guide inside the museums. This is truly a special place. I have put all that I have learned in these years in this book. I hope it will help to make your visit to the museums an unforgettable experience.

Rome and the Vatican

Author : Bonechi (Firm)
Publisher : Casa Editrice Bonechi
ISBN 13 : 9788847601369
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Rome and the Vatican written by Bonechi (Firm) and published by Casa Editrice Bonechi. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Europe¿s capital cities with The Gold Guides. . Easy-reading, informative text . Full-colour photographs & illustrations . Specially-created street guides and monument maps . Practical pocket size

Inside the Vatican

Author : Thomas J. Reese S.J.
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674418018
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Inside the Vatican written by Thomas J. Reese S.J. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-19 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are one billion Catholics in the world today, spread over every continent, speaking almost every conceivable language, and all answering to a single authority. The Vatican is a unique international organization, both in terms of its extraordinary power and influence, and in terms of its endurance. Popes come and go, but the elaborate and complex bureaucracy called the Vatican lives on. For centuries, it has served and sometimes undermined popes; it has been praised and blamed for the actions of the pope and for the state of the church. Yet an objective examination of the workings of the Vatican has been unavailable until now. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. Reese brings remarkable clarity to the almost Byzantine bureaucracy of congregations, agencies, secretariats, tribunals, nunciature, and offices, showing how they serve the pope and, through him, the universal church. He gives a lively account of how popes are elected and bishops appointed, how dissident theologians are disciplined and civil authorities dealt with. Throughout, revealing and colorful anecdotes from church history and the present day bring the unique culture of the Vatican to life. The Vatican is a fascinating institution, a model of continuity and adaptation, which remains constant while functioning powerfully in a changing world. As never before, this book provides a clear, objective perspective on how the enormously complex institution surrounding the papacy operates on a day-to-day level, how it has adapted and endured for close to two thousand years, and how it is likely to face the challenges of the next millennium.

The Vatican

Author : Michael Collins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756691826
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book The Vatican written by Michael Collins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a Vatican insider and accomplished church historian, this book is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Catholic Church. Produced with the full cooperation of the Vatican, this is a beautifully illustrated insiders guide into the 2,000-year-long history of the Vatican and papal influence, daily life and governance of the world's largest religious body, and the art collections and other priceless treasures rarely seen by the public. In addition to a unique photographic tour, the book includes personal interviews with various Vatican employees and insiders who make their home there, from a Swiss Guard to a singer in the Sistine Chapel choir. This book is an unparalleled look into life inside the Holy City.

The Vatican Diaries

Author : John Thavis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143124536
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Vatican Diaries written by John Thavis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling inside look at one of the world’s most powerful and mysterious institutions For more than twenty-five years, John Thavis held one of the most remarkable journalistic assignments in the world: reporting on the inner workings of the Vatican. In The Vatican Diaries, Thavis reveals Vatican City as a place struggling to define itself in the face of internal and external threats, where Curia cardinals fight private wars and sexual abuse scandals threaten to undermine papal authority. Thavis (author of The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions, and Miracles in the Modern Age) also takes readers through the politicking behind the election of Pope Francis and what we might expect from his papacy. The Vatican Diaries is a perceptive, compelling, and provocative account of this singular institution and will be of interest to anyone intrigued by the challenges faced by religion in an increasingly secularized world.

Rome and the Vatican

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Rome and the Vatican written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guide to the Vatican Museums and City

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788882710156
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Guide to the Vatican Museums and City written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vatican City Travel Guide 2019

Author : T Turner
Publisher : T Turner
ISBN 13 : 1311672982
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Vatican City Travel Guide 2019 written by T Turner and published by T Turner. This book was released on with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vatican City Travel Guide 2019 is the most up-to-date, reliable and complete guide to this magical city. Travelers will find everything they need for an unforgettable visit presented in a convenient and easy-to-use format. Includes quick information on planning a visit, navigating the city, experiencing Italian culture and exploring the beauty of Vatican City.

In the Footsteps of Popes

Author : Enrico Bruschini
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061853682
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book In the Footsteps of Popes written by Enrico Bruschini and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-25 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique look at the treasures of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and the Basilica of Saint Peter from an official guide of the Eternal City. In a tiny enclave in the heart of Rome lies the world's smallest independent state—the Vatican. Over the course of fifteen hundred years, successive popes have commissioned and assembled an extraordinary collection of artistic works within Vatican walls. Eminent expert Professor Enrico Bruschini takes readers on a fascinating personal tour through the Vatican's magnificent sacred halls, vividly bringing to life works by Raphael, da Vinci, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, and many others, while sharing interesting curiosities about the artists, their art, and the historical context in which they worked. Bruschini's unprecedented access to areas rarely open to the public enables him to offer a unique behind-the-scenes tour that reveals the Vatican's most intimate secrets and hidden treasures. With maps and rare photographs from the Vatican archives, In the Footsteps of Popes is an extraordinary excursion that is not to be missed.

A Catholic's Guide to Rome

Author : Frank J. Korn
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809139262
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book A Catholic's Guide to Rome written by Frank J. Korn and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This warm anecdotal guide gives legends and traditions of both the popular sites of Rome as well as little-known places of historical significance. Written by an internationally known expert and veteran of fifty visits to the Eternal City. Color illustrations, photos and maps are included.

Masterpieces of the Vatican

Author : Enrico Bruschini
Publisher : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of the Vatican written by Enrico Bruschini and published by Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Contains some of the greatest Western art in the world. - Provides a selection of 100 masterpieces. - Gives privilged insight into the core of the Vatican's incomparable collections.