Vatican Posters & Art Prints
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Papal Keys and Crest in the Vatican Library, Art Print

Papal Keys and Crest-
Antique mosaic tabletop of intricate pieces of marble and semi precious stones.

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St. Peter's Basilica is the most prominent building in the Vatican and its dome is a significant landmark on the Rome skyline. The current basilica was ordered by Pope Julius II and designed by architect Donato Bramante and built between 1506 and 1626 over a previous basilica. The word 'basilica', from the Greek, orginally meant a large public building at the center of the town.

Sacred Places: St. Peter's Basilica - Matthew 16:18-19 KJV, Wall Poster

Matthew 16:18-19 KJV
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

Pope Julius II ordering Bramante, Michelangelo, and Raphael to build the Vatican and St. Peter's, 1827, Emile Vernet Fine Art Print

Pope Julius II
b. 12-5-1443; Italy
d. 2-21-1513; Rome

Giuliano della Rovere, Pope Julius II from 1503 to 1513, is known as the "Warrior Pope" for his aggressive foreign policy and ambitious building projects. He laid the cornerstone for the new St. Peter's Basilica and was a patron of Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo.

Map of Main Stars in the Visible Realm, Art Print, Vatican Library Adam Schall von Bell

Chien-chieh tsung-hsing-t'u
Adam Schall Von Bell was a Jesuit and the first European member of the Court bureaucracy in Peking. He later became head of the office of the Imperial Observatory. This star chart illustrates the stars in the northern sky of China.