#vatican city
Capilla Sixtina
The Vatican was simply the most stunning thing I have seen here in Italy yet. The size of it alone was absolutely astounding. The interior decoration and attention to detail was almost too overwhelming. I believe that this level of beauty and devotion could be appreciated by anyone, whether or not you are religious or simply an admirer for the arts and human accomplishment.
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Daguerreotype view of a crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City taken by an unidentified Italian photographer in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1845. One of the earliest photographs of Vatican City.
Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.
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“What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return.“ -St.John Paul II Dollsfromheaven.com
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![Juan García Martínez [Spanish. 1828 - 1895]La Penitente. 1884](https://64.media.tumblr.com/edd02cc26d720731e79023bf2eef77c1/c20dca36052364ae-de/s1280x1920/50482deef611160ed270de7ba79e3d636a788c77.png "Juan García Martínez [Spanish. 1828 - 1895]La Penitente. 1884")
![Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts.” Detail. c.1841](https://64.media.tumblr.com/0f7126eddb4ef20b512636e9377b0784/d192d3e30279aecc-23/s1280x1920/d03b66be34e0c8a12bab8bb13c10fc9f08a7ae41.png "Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts.” Detail. c.1841")
Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]
Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts.” Detail. c.1841-42
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The center figure with the laurel wreaths is an allegory of the arts, the woman in green is an allegory of medieval art, the woman in red sitting next to her is an allegory of ancient Greek art, directly across from her is a male figure that is an allegory of ancient Roman art, and next to him is a woman in red who is an allegory of the Renaissance.
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