Bulla (Papal bull) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 207
Historiated initial 'B'(ulla) of a pope giving a sealed document to a cleric. Image taken from f. 207 of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin.
Auctoritas (Papal authority) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 158v
Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(utoritas) of a pope with a sealed document and a man kneeling before him. Image taken from f. 158v of Omne Bonum (Circumcisio-Dona Spiritui Sancti). Written in Latin.
Pope and clerics from BL YT 28, f. 69
Miniature of a Pope with two clerics, and two monks holding a processional cross. Image taken from f. 69 of Secreta secretorum (ff. 1-43); Il Tesoro (translation of Li Livres dou Tresor) (ff. 43v-130); miscella... more
Pope Urban II urging kings and knights to join a Crusade, Nov. 1095
Illus. in: Robertus Remensis, Historia itineris contra Turcos (Dutch), Gouda, ca. 1486. Referece copy may be in LOT 7012. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Incu... more
The Vatican Obelisk
Published as part of Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence). It is likely that individuals who purchased the prints from Lafreri made their own selections and had ... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Design for the Basilica of St. Peter'...
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Vatican Obelisk
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
![[Figure of a woman with raised hand, possibly Sybil in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1500/01/01/figure-of-a-woman-with-raised-hand-possibly-sybil-in-the-sistine-chapel-at-640.jpg "[Figure of a woman with raised hand, possibly Sybil in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican]")
Francis appearing to the pope from BL Harley 3229, f. 91
Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(dom) of Francis appearing to the Pope in a dream. Image taken from f. 91 of Legend and Life of Francis of Assisi (with Miracles). Written in Latin.
The Apollo Belvedere from the Vatican his left hand resting on the tre...
The Apollo Belvedere was discovered near Rome in the late fifteenth century. Possibly a second-century marble copy of a bronze original by the Greek sculptor Leochares, the statue was immediately appreciated as... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Design for the Basilica of St. Peter'...
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Joseph of Arimathea, after Michelangelo's Crucifixion fresco in the Ca...
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515–ca. 1566 Rome (?))
Conversion of Saul, from Michelangelo's fresco in the Pauline Chapel a...
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515–ca. 1566 Rome (?))
The Crucifixion of St Peter (after Michelangelo's Frescoes in the Paul...
See: B. Barnes, 'Michelangelo in Print: Reproductions as Response in the Sixteenth Century', 2010, no.66. Michele Lucchese (Italian, active Rome, 1534–64)
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Vatican Obelisque
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
![Evangelium Lucae am XVI. cap [Satire of the Parable from Luke 16 with the Pope as the Rich Man and Martin Luther as Lazarus]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1562/12/31/evangelium-lucae-am-xvi-cap-satire-of-the-parable-from-luke-16-with-the-pope-b92ada-640.jpg "Evangelium Lucae am XVI. cap [Satire of the Parable from Luke 16 with the Pope as the Rich Man and Martin Luther as Lazarus]")
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Vatican Tournament
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Plan of the Vatican Teatro, in which ...
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Vatican Pietà
Adamo (Ghisi) Scultori (Italian, Mantua ca. 1530–1587 Rome)
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Vatican Reception of the Duke of Tusc...
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Alexander VI., papa
Stecher: Galle, Philips
Eugen IV., papa
Stecher: Galle, Philips
Julius II., papa
Stecher: Galle, Philips
Sixtus IV., papa
Stecher: Galle, Philips
Martin V., papa
Stecher: Galle, Philips
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Moving the Vatican Obelisk
Natale Bonifacio (Italian, 1537–1592)
![[Overhead view showing path of obelisk during move from the Circus Nero to its new location at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1590/01/01/overhead-view-showing-path-of-obelisk-during-move-from-the-circus-nero-to-its-640.jpg "[Overhead view showing path of obelisk during move from the Circus Nero to its new location at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]")
Della Trasportatione dell'Obelisco Vaticano et delle Fabriche di Nost...
Domenico Fontana (Swiss, Melide 1543–1607 Rome)
![[Obelisk, wrapped in a protective casing, on its side on rollers, moving along scaffolding from the Circus Nero to its new location at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/16/obelisk-wrapped-in-a-protective-casing-on-its-side-on-rollers-moving-along-01e192-640.jpg "[Obelisk, wrapped in a protective casing, on its side on rollers, moving along scaffolding from the Circus Nero to its new location at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]")
[Obelisk, wrapped in a protective casing, on its side on rollers, movi...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Della trasportatione dell'obelisco vaticano et delle fabriche di Nostro Signore papa Sisto v fatte dal cavallier Domenico Fontana. Roma : D. Basa, 1590. Published in: ... more
![[Obelisk erected at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome following its relocation from the Circus Nero]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1590/01/01/obelisk-erected-at-the-piazza-of-saint-peter-in-rome-following-its-relocation-640.jpg "[Obelisk erected at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome following its relocation from the Circus Nero]")
![[Scaffolding used for support when lowering obelisk at the Circus Nero prior to its relocation to the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/25/scaffolding-used-for-support-when-lowering-obelisk-at-the-circus-nero-prior-aff56a-640.jpg "[Scaffolding used for support when lowering obelisk at the Circus Nero prior to its relocation to the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]")
[Scaffolding used for support when lowering obelisk at the Circus Nero...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Della trasportatione dell'obelisco vaticano et delle fabriche di Nostro Signore papa Sisto v fatte dal cavallier Domenico Fontana. Roma : D. Basa, 1590. Published in: ... more
![[Obelisk at the Circus Nero prior to its relocation to the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/27/obelisk-at-the-circus-nero-prior-to-its-relocation-to-the-piazza-of-saint-peter-e7012c-640.jpg "[Obelisk at the Circus Nero prior to its relocation to the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]")
[Obelisk at the Circus Nero prior to its relocation to the Piazza of S...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Della trasportatione dell'obelisco vaticano et delle fabriche di Nostro Signore papa Sisto v fatte dal cavallier Domenico Fontana. Roma : D. Basa, 1590. Published in: ... more
Klemens VIII., papa
Stecher: Sadeler, Raphael (1) Verleger: Sadeler, Raphael (1) Verlagsort: Venedig
Fantasy based on Vatican: Sistine Chapel, Loggia (identification by Ja...
Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century
Paul V., papa
Verleger: Custos, Dominicus Stecher: Kilian, Wolfgang faktischer Entstehungsort: Venedig Verlagsort: Augsburg
Leo XI., papa
Formschneider: Passe, Crispyn de (1)
Paul V., papa
Stecher: Homann, ?
Paul V., papa
Verleger: Custos, Dominicus Stecher: Kilian, Wolfgang faktischer Entstehungsort: Venedig Verlagsort: Augsburg
Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano (spine title)
Giovanni Battista Costaguti the Elder (active first half of the 17th century)
Gregor XV., papa
Stecher: Isselburg, Peter Drucker: Isselburg, Peter
Pius II., papa
Stecher: Klüpfel, Johann Conrad
Urban VIII., papa
Verleger: Mechelen, Jan van
Urban VIII., papa
Stecher: Mellan, Claude faktischer Entstehungsort: Rom
Julius III., papa
Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van
Klemens VII., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Leo X., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Leo XI., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Paul V., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Hadrian VI., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Paul III., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Pius IV., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Paul III., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Pius V., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Klemens VIII., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Leo X., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Innozenz IX., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Innozenz IX., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Leo XI., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Klemens VIII., papa
Verleger: Heyden, Christoph van der Stecher: Hulsen, Friedrich van Verlagsort: Straßburg
Urban VIII., papa
Stecher: Mellan, Claude Zeichner: Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
Urban VIII., papa
Stecher: Mellan, Claude Zeichner: Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
Alexander VII., papa
Stecher: Blomaert, Frans
Alexander VII., papa
Stecher: Blomaert, Frans
Innozenz X., papa
Verleger: Merian, Matthäus (der Ältere) Verlagsort: Frankfurt (Main)
Plan of the City of Rome. Part 7 with a Dedication to Camillo Pamphili...
Part of the lower half of the map. The sheet is characterized by a banner with a dedication from Domenico Rossi to Camillo Pamphili. It shows part of the left bank of the city with the Vatican and part of the c... more
Innozenz X., papa
Stecher: Matham, Adriaen
Innozenz X., papa
Stecher: Matham, Adriaen
Innozenz X., papa
Stecher: Matham, Adriaen
Urban VIII., papa
Verleger: Merian, Matthäus (der Ältere) Verlagsort: Frankfurt (Main)
Alexander VII., papa
Stecher: Bignon, François Zeichner: Heince, Zacharie
Alexander VII., papa
Stecher: Pontius, Paulus
Alexander VII., papa
Stecher: Pontius, Paulus
Klemens IX., papa
Stecher: Clouwet, Albertus Verleger: Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de Zeichner: Gaulli, Giovanni Battista Maler: Gaulli, Giovanni Battista
Pius II., papa
Stecher: Bry, Theodor de Stecher: Boissard, Robert Herausgeber: Boissard, Jean-Jacques Druckort: Frankfurt (Main)
Klemens VIII., papa
Stecher: Waumans, Coenrad Verleger: Jode, Pieter de (2) Verlagsort: Antwerpen
Alexander VII., papa
Verlag: Merian, Matthäus d. Ä. (Erben) Verlagsort: Frankfurt (Main)