Vatican Museums photo roundup

The Vatican Museums feature so much great artwork that I had to devote a second post to them.
See my first post about the Vatican Museums if you haven’t seen it already.

Vatican Museums, Vatican City


Gallery of Geographic Maps
One of the giant maps of Italy in the Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums
One of the beautiful giant 16th century maps of Italy in the map gallery

Vatican Museums, Vatican City


Sphinx with an eerily realistic human face Vatican Museums, Vatican City


What can I say? I found the corridors to be extremely beautiful.

Gory scene from “Massacre of the Innocents”

Madonna by Lucio Fontana, 1956, one of several 20th century artworks


This winding staircase is the final “artwork” you’ll encounter

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