Ornate buildings and bridge illuminated at night, Rome, Italy

Ornate buildings and bridge illuminated at night, Rome, Italy

St Peter's Basilica and buildings near courtyard, Rome, Italy

St Peter's Basilica and buildings illuminated at night, Rome, Italy

San Biagio Church Interior

The interior of the historic church of Sant 'Andrea

Hispanic girl celebrating quinceanera with priest in Catholic church

St. Peter's Basilica and Tiber River illuminated at dusk, Rome, Lazio, Italy

St. Peter's Basilica and Tiber River illuminated at dusk, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Rome's Spanish Steps lit at night with the church Trinita dei Monti at the top

Architecture - Italy - line art (e3) Elevation Renaissance The church of San Pietro In Montorio, Rome by Baccio Pintelli. The famous "Tempietto" or "little temple" by Bramante (possibly the most exquisite example of high Renaissance architecture), w

Architecture - Italy - line art Detail Baroque/Renaissance Decoration in the Church del Ges_ (the church of the Jesuit order) at Rome at the end of the 16th century. The Baroque period can be said to describe the art and architecture of the 17th centu

Artifacts - Metal - Italy Early Christian Cross from the Catacombs of Santa Ponziano, c. 450AD Early Roman converts to Christianity faced brutal suppression and punishment in pagan Rome. They held services in the underground catacombs beneath the city.

Architecture - Italy - line art (ll3) Detail Renaissance Santa Maria Di Loreto in the Piazzo Trajana, Rome by Antonio Sangallo (1483-1546), the most influential architect of his time and a contemporary of both Bramante and Michelangelo. He designed the

Architecture - Italy - line art (ll3) Detail Renaissance Santa Maria Di Loreto in the Piazzo Trajana, Rome by Antonio Sangallo (1483-1546), the most influential architect of his time and a contemporary of both Bramante and Michelangelo. He designed the

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Moses. Statue in marble by Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) San Pietro at Rome. The sculptor was, in his lifetime, generally regarded as one of the greatest living artists. Now with the hindsight of history he is accla

Artifacts - Relief - Italy St. Matthew. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) first bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of t

Artifacts - Relief - Italy St. Stephen. Bronze Statue by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) in the San Michele at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of

Artifacts - Metal - France Bronze Candlestick 15th. Century.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Candlestick from the Church of St. Magdalen at Hildesheim, c. 1000.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Romanesque candelabrum in the Cathedral at Brunswick. Beginning of the 13th century.

St Peter's

Candles in a church in Rome