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7. The Vatican Museum in the Vatican contains many of the most brilliant western works of art.

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 01:06 PM

Apr 2016

The museum is a conglomerate of galleries which hosts some of the greatest collection of artworks in the world. The Vatican Museum was founded by Pope Julius II the 16th century during the Renaissance in Italy. Visitors can admire Michelangelo’s masterpieces in the Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s paintings in the pope rooms.

The Sistine Chapel Ceiling of Michelangelo, landmark Renaissance work painted 1508-1512.

Raphael's magnificent work, "The School of Athens" fresco painted 1509-1511. Portrays a grouping of the greatest mathematicians, philosophers and scientists of antiquity including Aristotle and Plato.

"Angel Musician" Fresco, late 15th c.

Michelangelo's "Pieta" Masterpiece.

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