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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : DETAIL OF THE VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (BACKGROUND, LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : IN THE CENTER OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA, THE PAPAL ALTAR AND BALDACHIN, MADE IN 1624 BY BERNINI AND CONSIDERED THE LARGEST BRONZE STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD. CAST WITH THE METAL ORIGINALLY ADORNING THE PEDIMENT OF THE PANTHEON OF ROME, ITS HEIGHT IS 29 METERS. ABOVE, THE CUPOLA OF THE BASILICA BY MICHELANGELO IN 1547. WITH ITS DOUBLE CAP, THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE DOME MEASURES 42 METERS, ITS INNER HEIGHT IS 92 METERS AND ITS HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS IS 136 METERS. THIS DOME HAS SERVED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WORLD, SUCH AS THE DOME OF ST. PAUL IN LONDON (1675), THAT OF THE INVALIDES IN PARIS (1680-1691) AND THAT OF THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON (1794-1817). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 3 : LA PIETA, MADE BY MICHELANGELO AT THE AGE OF 25. HE WAS SO PROUD THAT HE INSCRIBED IN LATIN ON THE BANDAGE WHICH CROSSES THE BREAST OF THE VIRGIN: "MICHEL ANGELO BUONARROTI, OF FLORENCE, DID IT." THIS IS THE ONLY WORK HE HAS SIGNED. IT COMES FROM A 1497 COMMISSION OF JEAN BILHERES DE LAGRAULAS, CARDINAL AND AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE POPE. IT WAS INTENDED TO ADORN THE FUNERARY MONUMENT OF THE CARDINAL IN THE CHAPEL OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE, ST. PETRONILLE, OF THE OLD BASILICA OF ST. PETER. ON MAY 21, 1972, SHE WAS BRUTALLY MUTILATED WITH A HAMMER BY A HUNGARIAN IMBALANCE, LAZLO TOTH. THE RESTORATION WORKS SHOW ON THE LEFT HAND OF THE VIRGIN THE MONOGRAM OF MICHELANGELO, REMAINED HIDDEN FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS: AN "M" DRAWN ON THE PALM WITH THE LINES OF THE HAND. SINCE THEN, THE SCULPTURE IS PROTECTED BY AN ARMORED GLASS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 3 : LA PIETA, MADE BY MICHELANGELO AT THE AGE OF 25. HE WAS SO PROUD THAT HE INSCRIBED IN LATIN ON THE BANDAGE WHICH CROSSES THE BREAST OF THE VIRGIN: "MICHEL ANGELO BUONARROTI, OF FLORENCE, DID IT." THIS IS THE ONLY WORK HE HAS SIGNED. IT COMES FROM A 1497 COMMISSION OF JEAN BILHERES DE LAGRAULAS, CARDINAL AND AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE POPE. IT WAS INTENDED TO ADORN THE FUNERARY MONUMENT OF THE CARDINAL IN THE CHAPEL OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE, ST. PETRONILLE, OF THE OLD BASILICA OF ST. PETER. ON MAY 21, 1972, SHE WAS BRUTALLY MUTILATED WITH A HAMMER BY A HUNGARIAN IMBALANCE, LAZLO TOTH. THE RESTORATION WORKS SHOW ON THE LEFT HAND OF THE VIRGIN THE MONOGRAM OF MICHELANGELO, REMAINED HIDDEN FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS: AN "M" DRAWN ON THE PALM WITH THE LINES OF THE HAND. SINCE THEN, THE SCULPTURE IS PROTECTED BY AN ARMORED GLASS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Cardinals, bishops, priests and nuns are represented in the main hall of St. Peter's Basilica. Mass after the last day of the diocesan pilgrimage of the Catholic Church in the Tarn, from the banks of the Tiber to The Holy See, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Cardinals, bishops, priests and nuns are represented in the main hall of St. Peter's Basilica. Mass after the last day of the diocesan pilgrimage of the Catholic Church in the Tarn, from the banks of the Tiber to The Holy See, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Funerary monument of Pope Clement XIII (Clemens XIII), St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Secondary domes of the basilica decorated with Baroque frescoes and mosaics depicting angels, celestial clouds and Eucharistic symbols in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Funerary monument of Pope Alexander VII in St. Peter's Basilica, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Funerary monument of Pope Alexander VIII Ottoboni, located in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Michelangelo's main dome in St. Peter's basilica and the inscriptions "tv es petrvs et svper hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam" (you are peter, and on this rock i will build my church), "diligo te inc vna fides" (i love you without doubt) and on the side arch "conversus confirma fratres tuos", taken from the gospel according to st. luke (22, 32), words of christ to peter "and you, when you have returned, strengthen your brothers", on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

The throne of Saint Peter in The Holy See, made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1657 and 1666, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Liturgical assembly bringing together the faithful, parishioners and visitors. Mass after the last day of the diocesan pilgrimage of the Catholic Church in the Tarn, from the banks of the Tiber to The Holy See, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Liturgical assembly bringing together the faithful, parishioners, visitors and a sculpture of Saint Jude Thaddeus (or Judah Thaddeus) in the main hall of St. Peter's Basilica. Mass after the last day of the diocesan pilgrimage of the Catholic Church in the Tarn, from the banks of the Tiber to The Holy See, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, depicts the biblical theme of the "Sorrowful Virgin Mary" holding on her knees the body of Christ taken down from the Cross before his Entombment, Resurrection, and Ascension. It was sculpted between 1498 and 1499, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration -  St. Peter s Basilica

Illustration - St. Peter s Basilica

Representation of the Baldachin of Saint-Pierre behind the liturgical assembly in St. Peter's Basilica. Mass after the last day of the diocesan pilgrimage of the Catholic Church in the Tarn, from the banks of the Tiber to The Holy See, on May 2, 2025 in Rome. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Conclave at the Vatican

File - Conclave at the Vatican

File photo - The Last Judgement by Michelangelo (Michel-Ange) in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on October 2024, where cardinals meet during the conclave to elect a new pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

‘ La Pieta ‘ by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michel-Ange) in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on October 30, 2018. The Renaissance sculpture, created by a young Michelangelo between 1497 and 1499, depicts the body of Jesus cradled by his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. Carved in Carrara marble, La Pieta can be found in the first chapel to the right of the entrance to St Peter's. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Last Judgement - Sistine Chapel , Vatican. Oct 2014. Painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michel-Ange) . View of the Ceiling and the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel with the new lighting on October 2014. Vatican Museums. Vatican City. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Oct 2014. Painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michel-Ange). View of the Ceiling and the frescoes Vatican Museums. Vatican City. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis Baptises 16 Infants In The Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Francis baptises 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on January 7, 2024. As is customary on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptises 16 children under the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Michelangelo's Statue Of David Gets Clean-Up - Florence

Italian Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dust and debris off Michelangelo’s world-famous marble statue of David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy on September 25, 2023. The restorer spends a day dusting off the 5.17-metre statue. The process takes place every two months. She uses a series of soft brushes and a low-pressure vacuum cleaner to ever so gently remove the dust and dirt deposits that inevitably occur when there are so many visitors flocking to see the masterworks. The statue was crafted by the Italian master between 1501-1504 from a block of marble. It represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally the statue was placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, to better protect it against pollution and the elements, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. B

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