San Pietro in Vincoli
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San Pietro in Vincoli is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy. The church is on the Oppian Hill near Cavour metro station, a short distance from the Colosseum. The name al
Façade of the Basilica
The Miracle of the Chains ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Parodi (1706).
Interior of the basilica
Michelangelo's Moses statue
Moses (Michelangelo)
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Moses is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. Commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb, it depicts the b
San Pietro in Vincoli
…distance from the Colosseum. The name alludes to the Biblical story of the Liberation of Peter. This church is best known for housing Michelangelo's statue of Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II. | Following the death of Pio Laghi, Donald Wuerl became the Cardinal-Priest in 2010. Housed in the adjacent building…
Michelangelo's Moses
Michelangelo's Moses, detail
Detail of the statue's bicorned head