Esther's photos with the keyword: Museums

Seen at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, a recreation of the 17th-Century English village in Plymouth, Massachusetts AIMG 2284

The entrances to the various rooms filled with art at the Vatican Museum were often extraordinary works of art themselves. This one bears the the symbol of the papacy, which is the image of two crossed keys that represent the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. AIMG_2400

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. AIMG_2416

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. ODT: Blue AIMG_2389

Not only are you surrounded by art in the Vatican Museums, many of the ceilings and walls are decorated as well. AIMG_2406

Vatican Museums Ceiling AIMG_2434

Although most of the artwork in the Vatican Museum is Euopean art that is centuries old, they do have a section for more modern art and art from Africa. ODT: Art AIMG_2425

The entrances to the various rooms filled with art at the Vatican Museum were often extraordinary works of art themselves. This one bears the the symbol of the papacy, which is the image of two crossed keys that represent the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. AIMG_2407

This sarcaphagus at the Vatican Museum was ornately carved with scenes of battle. It was probably designed as an above ground last resting place. "The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek σαρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγειν phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos (λιθος σαρκοφάγος). Since lithos is Greek for stone, lithos sarcophagos means 'flesh eating stone'. The word came to refer to a particular kind of limestone that was thought to decompose the flesh of corpses interred within it." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophagus ODT: White on white AIMG_2382

Vatican Museums Ceiling ODT: Cover AIMG_2440

Vatican Museums Ceiling AIMG_2439

Vatican Museums Ceiling. This ceiling bears the the symbol of the papacy, which is the image of two crossed keys that represent the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. AIMG_2428

Vatican Museums Ceiling. ODT: Art AIMG_2442

The Hall of Hanibal in the 15th Century building of the Capitoline Museums in Rome Italy is named after the image of Hannibal on the central wall. AIMG_2671

The Vatican Museums celebrated their 500th anniversary in October 2006. The Museo Chiaramonti which comprises one of the museums is named after Pope Pius VII (whose last name was Chiaramonti before he became pope), who founded it in the early 19th century. AIMG_2469

The oft photographed staircase at the Vatican Museums in Rome, Italy in a rare moment when it was unoccupied. ODT: Grey AIMG_2473

The Vatican Museums celebrated their 500th anniversary in October 2006. AIMG_2457

Located in the Conservators' Apartment - Hall of the Triumphs in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. The frescoed frieze on the upper part of the walls was commissioned in 1569. It portrays the victory of Lucius Aemilius Paullus over the King of Macedonia Perseus. AIMG_2666