Pinacoteca (Picture Gallery)
The Pinacoteca houses 16 rooms filled with priceless artwork from the Middle Ages to contemporary pieces, despite the fact that Napoleon stole many of its treasures. On October 27, 1932, the new Vatican Pinacoteca (Art Museum) opened its doors in a structure designed by architect Luca Beltrami specifically for Pope Pius XI. It was constructed in Square Garden in the nineteenth century in a location thought to be suitable for ensuring the best lighting conditions for both the correct maintenance of the works and their maximum aesthetic enhancement. The location is isolated and entirely surrounded by avenues.
The images, which are arranged in chronological sequence, provide a superb overview of the evolution of Western art. The collection includes works by some of the finest painters in Italian history, including Giotto, Fra Angelico, Melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Leonardo, Tiziano, Veronese, Caravaggio, and Crespi.
There includes a triptych by Filippo Lippi, a Madonna by Perugino, and Pinturicchio's Coronation of the Virgin. Raphael's Madonna of Foligno, his final painting, the renowned Transfiguration from 1517, and tapestries from his cartoons are all displayed together in a single room. Among the portraits in the Pinacoteca are an incomplete St. Jerome by Leonardo da Vinci, a Madonna by Titian, and Entombment by Caravaggio. This is one of the best places to visit in Vatican.
Address: WF42+7WV, Viale Centro del Bosco, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
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Website: www.museivaticani.va
