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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 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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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE: SCULPTURE RESTORER NATHALIE PRUHA IS CLEANING AND RESTORING THE PIETA, A SCULPTURE EXECUTED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY NICOLAS COUSTOU TO SATISFY THE WISH OF LOUIS XIII. THE VIRGIN TURNS HER DISTRESSED FACE TOWARDS HEAVEN AND OPENS HER ARMS IN A SIGN OF ACCEPTANCE AND OFFERING. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. TO THE RIGHT OF THE PIETA ALTAR, A STATUE OF KING LOUIS XIII. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS. THE BACK OF THE CHOIR: THE GREAT CROSS AND THE PIETA Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS. BACK OF THE CHOIR: TABERNACLE BASE, LARGE CROSS AND PIETA Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS. THE BACK OF THE CHOIR: THE GREAT CROSS AND THE PIETA Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS.FOND DU CHOEUR: SOCLE TABERNACLE, GRANDE CROIX AND PIETA Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR SEEN FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE APSE. WILLED BY LOUIS XIII IN APPRECIATION OF MOTHERHOOD ANNE OF AUSTRIA, BUT EXECUTED BY HIS SON LOUIS XIV, THE BAROQUE ALTAR HAS REGAINED DARKNESS AND MYSTERY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. ON STAINED GLASS, ART GLASS HIGHLIGHTED THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, AND ON THE SIDES, GAVE A FACE TO THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PARIS, INCLUDING SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE APSE OF THE CHOIR AND THE PIETA MADE BY NICOLAS COUSTOU. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE - WINTER 2023-2024: SCULPTURE RESTORER NATHALIE PRUHA IS CLEANING AND RESTORING THE PIETA, A SCULPTURE EXECUTED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY NICOLAS COUSTOU TO SATISFY THE WISH OF LOUIS XIII. THE VIRGIN TURNS HER DISTRESSED FACE TOWARDS HEAVEN AND OPENS HER ARMS IN A SIGN OF ACCEPTANCE AND OFFERING. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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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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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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