The tomb of Pope Julius II, with the sculpture of Moses by Michelangelo, in the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in Rome, Italy. Since 1545, the right transept of the basilica has held one of the greatest masterpieces of the 16th century, the Moses by Michelangelo. It was sculpted in 1513 as part of a funerary monument for Pope Julius II. May 29, 2017
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Michelangelo’s famous Moses statue, part of Pope Julius II’s tomb, inside the Basilica of Peter in Chains in Rome, Italy, depicts the biblical figure of Moses with horns on his head. This is based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus, the Latin translation of the Bible used at that time. When coins are put into a donation box, a light shines on Moses. May 29, 2017
Another view of Michelangelo’s famous Moses statue, part of Pope Julius II’s tomb, inside the Basilica of Peter in Chains in Rome, Italy. May 29, 2017
The 13th century “Coronation of the Virgin” mosaic on the apse of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. May 29, 2017
The tomb of Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) and family inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy, where so much of his work can be seen, including a set of spiral steps he designed for the apartment of the priests at the basilica. May 29, 2017
Under the high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is the Crypt of the Nativity or Bethlehem Crypt, with a crystal reliquary designed by Giuseppe Valadier said to contain wood from the Holy Crib of the nativity of Jesus Christ. May 29, 2017
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. May 30, 2017
A close-up of the clock of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. May 30, 2017
Religious art on the corners of buildings in Rome. (May 31, 2017)
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