A 16th-century illustration from a translation of the Bible by Martin Luther depicts Moses by the Red Sea. The book of Exodus describes how Moses stretched out his hand so the divided sea returned, drowning the Egyptians. Then God spoke to Moses, and said to him: I am the Lord.Continue Reading
Michelangelo’s freso on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome, was painted between 1508-12. It depicts the creation of man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve fromn Eden. In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. Now the Earth was formless and empty, darknessContinue Reading
Piazza del Sant’uffizio 2-8 00193 Roma Italy, Vatican City Photo by George Kourounis on UnsplashContinue Reading
One of the dome at the top of St. Peter’s Basilica. I fell in love with a girl here, we said hi, then said bye and never met again. Photo by Y Heng on UnsplashContinue Reading
The Bramante Staircase is a double helix staircase of the Vatican Museums. Wrongly attributed to Donato Bramante, this staircase was designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932, inspired by an older one actually designed by Bramante. This staircase is a double helix, that is to say that it has two staircases,Continue Reading
View of Saint Peter church from Via della conciliazione at golden hour. Photo by Alberico BartocciniContinue Reading
