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Pinacoteca

museum, Vatican City, Europe
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  • Vatican Museums and Galleries
    Vatican Museums and Galleries

    The Pinacoteca, founded by Pope Pius VI in 1797 and housed in its present gallery (commissioned by Pope Pius XI) since 1932, contains 460 paintings arranged chronologically. It has an outstanding collection of Italian religious paintings and also includes Russian and Byzantine painting. The Ethnological Museum,…

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    The Pinacoteca, founded by Pope Pius VI in 1797 and housed in its present gallery (commissioned by Pope Pius XI) since 1932, contains 460 paintings arranged chronologically. It has an outstanding collection of Italian religious paintings and also includes Russian and Byzantine painting. The Ethnological Museum,…

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