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

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