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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leonardo versus Michelangelo Exhibition - Barcelona

Visitors to the IDEAL Barcelona center during the presentation of the immersive exhibition 'Leonardo versus Michelangelo' , on September 16, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).The IDEAL Barcelona center presents from September 17 the immersive exhibition "Leonardo versus Michelangelo", a large format experience in which the visitor explores the life and work of these two geniuses of the Renaissance through digital innovation and historical rigor. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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

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

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

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

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AT THE ENTRANCE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA (AND TO ALL ACCESS TO THE VATICAN), THE FAMOUS SWISS GUARDS WHO HAVE BEEN WATCHING OVER THE POPE SINCE THE 16TH CENTURY. STILL DRESSED IN THEIR COSTUME DESIGNED BY, IT IS SAID, MICHELANGELO (ACTUALLY BY THE COMMANDER OF THE GUARD JULES REPOND IN 1914, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE FRESCOES RAPHAEL). THE UNIFORMS ARE TAILOR-MADE AND BLESSED BY THE POPE FOR EACH GUARD. WHEN ONE OF THEM FINISHES HIS SERVICE, HIS UNIFORM MUST BE DESTROYED IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY FRAUDULENT OR ABUSIVE USE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 1: ENTRANCE TO THE NAVE WITH : LEFT, THE BAPTISTERY, COMMISSIONED BY POPE INNOCENT XII AND DESIGNED BY CARLO FONTANA (IN THE INSTALLATION PHASE OF THE CHRISTMAS NATIVITY SCENE); IN CENTER, THE CLAMS AND THE NAVE; ION FOREGROUND BELOW RIGHT, THE PORPHYRY ROUND WHERE CHARLEMAGNE WAS CROWNED EMPEROR IN THE YEAR 800. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, MICHELANGELO'S ROOM OF LA PIETA. ON RIGHT, ANTONIO AVERLINO'S BRONZE GATE. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE BUILDING IS 220 M. AND ITS TOTAL WIDTH OF 150 M. THE WIDTH OF THE NAVE IS 27.5 M. AND ITS HEIGHT OF 46.2 M. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE DOME, WHOSE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRAMANTE AND SANGALLO, WERE PURSUED BY MICHELANGELO AND WERE COMPLETED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA AND DOMENICO FONTANA IN 1590. ON THE INNER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DOME IS WRITTEN, IN LETTERS OF 2 METERS HIGH: TV ES PETRVS AND SVPER HANC PETRAM AEDIFICABO ECCLESIAM MEAM. TIBI DABO CLAVES REGNI CAELORVM. IN ENGLISH : "YOU ARE PETER AND ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN." THE DOME RISES TO A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 136.57 METERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASILICA TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS THAT SURMOUNTS IT. ITS INSIDE DIAMETER IS 41.47 M. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : THE DOME, WHOSE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRAMANTE AND SANGALLO, WAS PURSUED BY MICHELANGELO AND WAS COMPLETED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA AND DOMENICO FONTANA IN 1590. THE DOME RISES AT A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 136.57 METERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASILICA TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS THAT SURMOUNTS IT. ITS INSIDE DIAMETER IS 41.47 M. IN THE CENTER, THE LANTERN OF THE DOME, MADE BY FONTANA. IN THE CENTER OF THE LANTERNON, A REPRESENTATION OF GOD. ON THE PERIMETER IS WRITTEN: "S. PETRI GLORIAE SIXTVS V. V. A. M. D. PONTIF V. V." IN FRENCH: "TO THE GLORY OF ST. PETER, SIXTUS V, POPE IN 1590, FIFTH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE." Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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

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

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

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF THE TOP OF THE FACADE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA: STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST (FOURTH FROM THE RIGHT, HEIGHT, 5.70 M.) AND THE APOSTLES. CHRIST BLESSES THE CROWD. THE CROSS HE HOLDS IN HIS HANDS IS EQUIDISTANT FROM THOSE PLACED ON MICHELANGELO'S DOME AND ON NERO'S OBELISK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF THE TOP OF THE FACADE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA. DETAIL ON THE STATUES OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (ON THE LEFT) AND OF JESUS CHRIST WHO BLESSES THE CROWD (HEIGHT, 5.70 M.). THE CROSS HE HOLDS IN HIS HANDS IS EQUIDISTANT FROM THOSE PLACED ON MICHELANGELO'S DOME AND ON NERO'S OBELISK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Heatwave Continues

Tourists visit Piazzale Michelangelo with a parasol in Florence, Italy, July 2, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Italy adapts to extreme weather as European heatwave continues" (Xinhua)

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates The Jubilee Of The Holy See - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV carries a Jubilee cross and leads a procession of Holy See officials near the Michelangelo’s Pieta in St. Peter’s Basilica as part of the Jubilee 2025 of the Holy See at the Vatican, on June 9, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Ordains 11 New Priests - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV poses with the new priests in front of Michelangelo’s Pieta after he celebrated Mass for the ordination of 11 new priests for the Diocese of Rome in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 31, 2025. By ordaining the priests of his diocese himself, the new Bishop of Rome renewed a tradition that his predecessor had delegated to his vicar for the diocese of the Italian capital during the last years of his pontificate. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Ordains 11 New Priests - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV poses with the new priests in front of Michelangelo’s Pieta after he celebrated Mass for the ordination of 11 new priests for the Diocese of Rome in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 31, 2025. By ordaining the priests of his diocese himself, the new Bishop of Rome renewed a tradition that his predecessor had delegated to his vicar for the diocese of the Italian capital during the last years of his pontificate. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Risen Christ displayed at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, May 18 Kyodo - The Risen Christ, a marble sculpture by the Italy High Renaissance master Michelangelo, is displayed at Italy's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

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