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Photos of objects on display in the Vatican Splendors Exhibit

 

 Bronze Hand John Paul II

Cast of the Hand of Pope John Paul II

October 2002
Cecco Bonanotte (born 1942)
Bronze
100 x 100 x 10 cm
The Reverenda Fabbrica of 
Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Vatican City State
Exhibit photo: © 2010 Vatican Splendors.
 Veronica of Guercino Portrait of Christ with Crown of Thorns

Portrait of Christ with Crown of Thorns (The Veronica of Guercino)

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591 – 1666)
17th century
Oil on silk
Private Collection, Vatican City State
Exhibit photo: © 2010 Vatican Splendors.
 Bust of an Angel

Bust of an Angel

Giotto di Bondone (1267?-1337) 
(After 1304) (drawing)
Polychrome mosaic
92 x 98 x 6.5 cm
The Reverenda Fabbrica of 
Saint Peter, Vatican City State
 Bust of Pope John Paul II

Bust of Pope John Paul II

20th century
Enrico Manfrini, Italy (born 1917)
Bronze
40 x 29 x 36 cm
Private collection, Vatican City State
Halbardier

Swiss Guard Uniform - Halberdier

20th century
Cloth, metal
Papal Swiss Guard, Vatican City State
 Votive Plaque

Votive Plaque from the Tomb of Saint Peter

Modern reproduction of 6th-7th century artifact
Gold
3.6 x 6.1 cm
The Reverenda Fabbrica of Saint Peter, Vatican City State
 Reliquary

Reliquary of Saints Peter, Paul, Anne, Joseph and Others

Gold and silver metal
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Vatican City State
 Michelangelo's Compass

Caliper of Michelangelo Buonarroti

16th century
Iron
80 x 66 x 3cm
The Reverenda Fabbrica of Saint Peter, Vatican City State
 Cathedra St. Peter

Cathedra of Saint Peter (copy)

20th century copy of 1705 original
Inlaid oak
140 x 85 x 65 cm
The Reverenda Fabbrica of Saint Peter, Vatican City State
Statue of Saint Paul

Statue of Saint Paul

Gilt metal
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Vatican City State
 The Holy Family with Two Angels

The Holy Family with Two Angels

Bologna, Italy
16th century
Oil on canvas
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Vatican City State