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Ceiling in Gallery of Maps. Vatican Museums #5922160
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The Vatican Museums originated as a group of sculptures collected by Pope Julius II (1503-1513) and placed in what today is the ââ¬ÅCortile Ottagonoââ¬Â within the museum complex. The popes were among the first sovereigns who opened the art collections of their palaces to the public thus promoting knowledge of art history and culture. As seen today, the Vatican Museums are a complex of different pontifical museums and galleries that began under the patronage of the popes Clement XIV (1769-1774) and Pius VI (1775-1799). The Gallery of Maps, decorated under the pontificate of Gregory XIII (1572-1585) and restored by Urban VIII (1623-1644)
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