Piazza San Pietro in Vincoli |
Piazza San Pietro in Vincoli - St. Peter in Chains |
Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, 432-440 AD |
Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, Rome |
Miracle of the Chains, 1706, Giovanni Battista Parodi |
Rome Mar16 364.jpg |
Tomb with relief "Cardinal Nicholas before St. Peter", 1565, Andrea Bregno |
Lamentation of Christ |
Tomb of the Cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini (1551-1610) with Death - the Grim Reaper - St. Peter in Chains |
Tomb of Cardinal Mariano Pietro Vecciarelli (-1639) |
Frescos by Giacomo Coppi, 1577, St. Peter in Chains |
Fresco detail, Giacomo Coppi, 1577, St. Peter in Chains |
Fresco behind the main altar, St. Peter in Chains |
Reliquary containing the Chains of St. Peter |
Tomb of Pope Julius II, St. Peter in Chains |
Tomb of Pope Julius II, commissioned in 1505, but not completed until 1545 |
Michaelangelo's Moses |
Michaelangelo's Moses, 1513-1515, for the Tomb of Pope Julius II |
Pope Julius II, however, is buried in St. Peter's Basilica |
Michaelangelo's Moses, St. Peter in Chains |
Tomb of Pope Julius II with Michaelengelo's Moses |
The final tomb has less than 1/3 of the originally planned 40 statues |
Tomb of Pope Julius II |
Michaelangelo's Moses |