1690 for
Alexander VIII Ottoboni (1689/91) to house the prestigious library of Queen
Christina of Sweden
“It is here
that between 1741 and 1747 were initially arranged the collections acquired by
Benedict XIV for the collections of the Museo Cristiano; and it is here that in
1749 an inscription still on the western side of the Galleria mentions what is
for the first time indicated by the name of 'Vatican Museum': a historical
museum 'of Christian scholarship' (as it was described by the academic
community on the eve of its Roman foundation), ANTIQUARIA SUPPELLECTILE
AMPLISSIME EXORNATO” (Guido Cornini)
Frescoes “Episodes from the life of Pius VI Braschi (1775/99)” about 1818 by Domenico de Angelis (1735/1804) and Domenico del Frate (1765/1821)
Clementine Gallery
1732 for Clement XII Corsini (1730/40) divided into five sections by Pius VI
Originally
it was an open loggia
Frescoes “Episodes from the life of Pius VII Chiaramonti
(1800/23)”
about 1818 by Domenico De Angelis (1735/1804)
and Domenico Del Frate (1765/1821)
Section IV:
Porphyry
sculpture “Two emperors in the act of embracing” a work of the late empire
Section V:
“Two statues of deities of the cult of Mithras” second or third century AD
including that on the left with key in fist and rooster at the foot, attributes
later referring to S. Peter
Profane Museum
Open in 1767 by Clement XIII Rezzonico (1758/69) in order to keep the Vatican medals
Vault “Minerva
and Time” by the Roman Stefano Pozzi (1699/1768)
“Four pieces of furniture in Brazilian wood” by Luigi
Valadier (1726/85)
Ancient and extremely precious bronze heads of Roman
emperors:
“Septimius
Severus (193/211)”
“Caelius
Balbinus”
The
cabinets contain Etruscan, Roman and medieval objects in bronze and
ivory
“Roman
mosaic with deer and birds” from Villa Adriana
“Head and
arms of a statue of Athena chryselephantine”
EXIT SPIRAL STAIRS
1932 Giuseppe Momo (1875/1940)
Balustrade
with bronze reliefs by Antonio Maraini (1886/1963)
Giuseppe
Momo as architect of the Reverend Factory of St. Peter designed many buildings
in the Vatican
These
stairs inspired Frank Lloyd Wright for the stairs of the Guggenheim Museum in
New York
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