Spirituality

1. •Protestantism & Catholic Reform
   

2. •The Oratory of St. Philip Neri
   

3. •The Chiesa Nuova
   

4. •Real Saints ????
   

Religion

The Vatican Museum & The Gardens

1. •2000 Years history of Papal residence / Conclave
   

2. •The Vatican Musea .... the framework for a visit
   

3. •The first item of the Museum: The Laocoon
   

4. •A Renaissance Museum: Plato vs. Aristotle
   

5. •The Apollo of Belvedere & more of today’s fashion
   

6. •The Creation of Michelangelo ... a quest?
   

1. •The Sistine Chapel: General introduction
   

2. ★ The biblical scenes on the wall: introduction
   

1. 1. Moses leaving Egypt - Baptism of Christ
   

2. 2. Stories of life of Moses - Temptations of Christ
   

3. 3. Crossing Red Sea - Vocation of first Apostles
   

4. 4. Tablets of the Law - Sermon of the Mount
   

5. 5. Punishment of Rebels - Handling of the Keys
   

6. 6. Testament of Moses - Last Supper
   

7. ★          The Prophets and the Sibyls
   

8. ★          The Creation by Michelangelo
   

1. 1. The first days of the creation
   

2. 2. Creation of man and original sin
   

3. 3. The story of Noah and his drunkenness.
   

4. ★          The Death of Haman
   

5. ★          The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
   

The Pinacoteca

1. •The Pietà of Michelangelo
   

2. •Rooms of Raphael
   

The Vatican Gardens

1. •The Vatican Gardens
   

Propaganda Fidei in the Arts

1. •Introduction in the Baroque Art = propagation of faith; Propaganda Fidei
   

2. •Deposition of Caravaggio
   

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The Saint Peter’s Basilica

1. •The concept “Basilica”