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1. Vatican Museums
There are ten Vatican Museums. In addition to these are the papal apartments, the Sistine Chapel and the Pinacoteca, the latter having a separate route to the right of the entrance.
Pasim in Gregorian Egyptian Museum founded on the initiative of Pope Gregory XVI in 1839. In 9 rooms, it showcases Egyptian art found in Roman temples. We admire sarcophagi, mummies, statues of pharaohs, cult objects, gold figurines, etc.
In Chiaramonti Museum we meet the ancient Greek and Roman period. We didn't miss the sculpture depicting a Dacian, a brother next to whom I posed with love. Profane Gregorian Museum presents works of Greek and Roman art.
Pio Clementino Museum (Pius VII) holds works of ancient Greek and Roman art, including the famous sculpture of Laocoon and his sons surrounded and strangled by snakes. Laocoon is a Trojan priest of the 1st century B.C. The two serpents were sent by the goddess Athena as punishment for Laocoon's refusal to bring the wooden horse left by Ahei (the Trojan horse) into the city.
Also here we meet Apollo Belvedere in the Roman statues area, a copy of the 4th century BC Greek statue of Apollo. It is considered a model of physical beauty. This statue also inspired Bernini's Apollo in the Galleria Borghese.
Still part of Pio Clementino Museum are Cortille Ottagono (Octagonal Courtyard), Salla degli Animali, where sculptures representing animals are exhibited, Sala delle Muse, Cupola Clementina, Sala a Croce Greca. From the windows of the museum we admired the view of Castel San Angelo.
Maps Gallery (Gallery of Geographical Maps) has walls decorated with 40 maps painted in the 16th century. In between two maps we look out of the open windows to admire the view towards Vatican Gardens.
Raphael's Rooms (Raphael's Rooms) are four rooms in the Vatican Palace decorated with frescoes painted by Raffael Sanzio at the commission of Pope Julius II: The Dispute of the Holy Impartation, The Burning of the City, The School of Athens, Parnassus, etc.
Celebra Signatura Room depicts the School of Athens evoking a gathering of ancient philosophers with Plato in their midst. Raphael's Stanze also features portraits of Renaissance artists, including Leonardo da Vinci. This was also the library of Pope Julius II and the place where papal bulls and other documents were signed.
Change of face is another work by Raphael of enormous proportions and unfinished by the artist, depicting Christ as he shows himself to his apostles in all his divine grandeur. The painter, who died aged just 37, left it to his disciples to finish the work.
In Borgo Fire Room a more grandiose style is present, with more virulent colors due to the influence of Michelangelo, who was then working on the Sistine Chapel.
Another sought-after spot in the Vatican Museums is Chapel of Nicholas V. It is a chapel the size of a room, which fascinates with its multicolored frescoes painted in the 15th century by Fra Angelico. The frescoes show figures of martyrs.
We follow the "valul" and pass through the Collezione Arte Contemporanea, Sala degli Indirizzi, Sala dei Papiri (Sala Papilor) and find ourselves in Christian Museum (Christian Museum). It contains works of art collected from Christian catacombs.
A museum with a special charm is
Art gallery or the art gallery whose more than 20 rooms contain the cream of the collection of medieval and Renaissance paintings. There is a separate entrance to the Pinacoteca from the main entrance on the right. Modern Religious Art Collection (Collection of Modern Sacred Art) presents works by Utrillo, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Dali and others.
In the inner courtyard there is a well-preserved Roman temple untouched by the wear and tear of time and human destruction.
And no more museums, because my feet hurt. And my eyes. Let's make the transition from the Vatican Museums to St. Peter's Cathedral through a famous place ......
