VATICAN MUSEUMS. 100 MASTERPIECES

Discover the richness and history gathered in the Vatican Museums with this unique album. It contains carefully selected masterpieces that represent the identity and heritage of this extraordinary institution. It is a journey through centuries of art and culture, showcasing treasures collected by generations.

• Exceptional selection: 100 of the most representative works of art from the Vatican Museums.
• Diversity of collections: Exhibits from the Egyptian and Etruscan Museum, sculptures, mosaics, and sarcophagi.
• Masterpieces of painting: Frescoes by Raphael and Michelangelo, paintings from the Pinacoteca and the Collection of Contemporary Art.
• Rich collections: Artifacts from the Ethnological Museum, papal carriages, inscriptions, tapestries, and geographical maps.
• High-quality illustrations: Color photos showing perspective and details.
• Memory for years: Album in the highest editorial quality, ideal as a guide and souvenir.

This magnificent album is the result of the work of a team of specialists who made a selection from thousands of exhibits made available by the Vatican Museums. Here you will find masterpieces from various fields, from archeology to art history, architecture and anthropology. The presentations of individual works are enriched with information on the history of the creation of the collections, as well as descriptions of the works themselves and high-quality photos of rooms, objects and details.

The album is also a sophisticated guide that leads through all the collections of the Vatican Museums. Discover Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, sculptures, sarcophagi, tapestries, maps, the Pinacoteca with collections of painting from all eras, the Raphael Rooms, the Sistine Chapel, the treasures of the Vatican Library, lapidaria, ethnographic collections, and even papal vehicles from the Carriage Pavilion.

This publication aims to convey the beauty that is a carrier of knowledge, harmony and spirituality. Thanks to the highest editorial quality, the album can serve as a guide, but also as a unique souvenir that will allow you to rediscover the treasures of the Vatican. Discover 100 masterpieces that make up the identity of these extraordinary museums.

The album has 488 pages, a format of 24x34 cm and a hardcover. It was published in 2020 by Jedność Publishing House.