People walking in front of church, Santa Maria Maggiore Church, Rome, Italy

Three people praying in church, Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio, Rome, Latium, Italy

People in church, Cappella Borghese, Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza Santa Maria, Rome, Lazio, Italy

St. Katharinen church, Hamburg, Germany

Statue of Jesus Christ in church, Basilica Of St. John Lateran, Rome, Italy

Interiors of church, St. Peters Basilica, St. Peters Square, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Facade of church, St. Mark's Basilica, Veneto, Venice, Italy

Facade of church, St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Church at riverside, St. Martin Church, Valle D'Aosta, Italy

People in basilica, St. John Lateran Basilica, Rome, Latium, Italy

Cathedral lit up at night, Basilika St. Peter, Rome, Italy

Church San Vicenzo, Vicenza, Venetia, Italy

Artifacts - Gold - Italy A Romanesque Cross from San Lorenzo at Rome, c. 1150

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy St. Peter, a Marble Statue by Donatello (1386-1466) in the San Micchele at Florence. The sculptor is generally agreed to be one of the greatest of all Renaissance artists. He was born in the year work began on the Cathedral

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

Architecture - Italy - line art Elevation Mannerist/Renaissance Cloister of Santa Maria Della Pace in Rome. Among the artists and architects who worked on this building were Pietro Di Cortona (1596-1669) and Francesco Albani (1578-1660). Mannerism was an

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 (o3) Perspective Illustration Baroque A view from the entrance through to the courtyard of the Palazzo Mattei Di Giove by Carlo Maderno (1556-1629). The architect worked on St. Peter`s in Rome, changing Michelangelo`s ori

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 Interior Baroque Cloister of Santa Maria Della Pace in Rome. Among the artists and architects who worked on this building were Pietro Di Cortona and Francesco Albani. The Baroque period can be said to describe the art and

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy St. George a Marble statue by Donatello (1386-1466) in San Micchele at Florence. The sculptor is generally agreed to be one of the greatest of all Renaissance artists. He was born in the year work began on the Cathedral at M

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Group in marble by Andrea Sansovino (1467-1529) San Agostino at Rome - 1512. The sculptor`s original name was Andrea Contucci. He was born in the year the Turks first conquered Herzegovina, introducing Islam to the Balkans.

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

St Peter's

People in church, St. Peter Church, Rome, Italy