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Clergy


Clergy: Popes, Cardinals, Bishops and Priests



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The poet Abbe Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782). As court poet to Emperor Karl VI he wrote libretti for operas, oratories and cantatas. Paper (1730) 32 x 25,5 cm Inv. P 8
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The poet Abbe Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782). As court poet to Emperor...

Moses, from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The two horns have been symbolic of Moses since the Hebrew word for "rays of light" was mistranslated as "horns" in the Vulgata, the medieval translation of the Old Testament. Marble.
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Moses, from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The tw...

Moses (detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Michelangelo worked on the papal tomb off and on from 1505 to 1545. Marble.
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Moses (detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, R...

Moses( detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere, in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The two horns have been symbolic of Moses since the Hebrew word for "rays of light" was mistranslated in the Vulgata, the medieval translation of the Old Testament. Marble.
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Moses( detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere, in San Pietro in Vincoli...

Rachel, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of an active life, from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere in San Pietro in Vincoli. Michelangelo worked on the papal tomb off and on from 1505-1545. Marble
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Rachel, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of an active life, from the tomb of P...

Leah, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of a contemplative life, from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Michelangelo worked on the papal tomb off and on from 1505-1545. Marble
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Leah, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of a contemplative life, from...

Pope Paul V Borghese (1552-1621) Bronze Inv. Dep.47
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Pope Paul V Borghese (1552-1621) Bronze...

Saint Ulrich, from the main altar (1626). Wood and stucco.
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Saint Ulrich, from the main altar (1626). Wood and stucco.

Saint Jerome (Hieronymus) in bishop's garb. Wood, gilded
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Saint Jerome (Hieronymus) in bishop's garb. Wood, gilded

Saint Nicholas of Bari. Wood, 128 x 44,5 cm
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Saint Nicholas of Bari. Wood, 128 x 44,5 cm

Pope Urban VIII (1568-1644) Canvas, 228 x 155 cm
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Pope Urban VIII (1568-1644) Canvas, 228 x 155 cm

Giovanni de Medici (1421-63), brother of Piero il Gottoso. Marble bust Height 53 cm
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Giovanni de Medici (1421-63), brother of Piero il Gott...