Pope Pius

Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius IX and the Paris opera, Christofle creates timeless pieces that emphasize artistry and sophistication in every detail.

In 1817 he sold it to Pope Pius VII who was commissioning the Braccio Nuovo of the Vatican Museums.

Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius Ix and the Paris opera, Christofle creates timeless pieces that emphasize artistry and sophistication in every detail.

Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius IX and the Paris opera, Christofle creates timeless pieces that emphasize artistry and sophistication in every detail.

Napoleon Bonaparte is known to have presented two clocks by Raffaelli as gifts, one to Maréchal Bernadotte (1763-1844), which was signed and dated 1804, and another to Pope Pius VII,...

Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius Ix and the Paris opera, Christofle creates timeless pieces that emphasize artistry and sophistication in every detail.

Together with Saint Francis of Assisi, she is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church. Pope Pius X called her 'the greatest saint of Modern Times'.

Some of his well-known patrons included the Imperial Court of the Emperor of Austria, King Edward VII of Great Britain, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Pope Pius XI and King Farouk of E...

The scene refers to the events of September 20 1870, the final event of the long process of Italian unification known as the Risorgimento,[1] marking both the final defeat of the Pap...

Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius Ix and the Paris opera, Christofle creates timeless pieces that emphasize artistry and sophistication in every detail.

In 1920, Muller-Ury painted Pope Benedict XV; in 1923 and 1930, he painted Pope Pius XI, who made him first a Knight of St.

Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius Ix and the Paris opera, Christofle creates timeless pieces that emphasize artistry and sophistication in every detail.

Some of his well-known patrons included the Imperial Court of the Emperor of Austria, King Edward VII of Great Britain, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Pope Pius XI and King Farouk of E...

Ultimately dying of the plague in 1591. He was canonised by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726 and named patron of all Christian youth by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

She was beatified in 1923 and then canonized in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. The basilica of Lisieux was erected in his honor shortly afterwards.

Pope Pius XII, in a condolence telegram sent to her son Umberto II for the queen's death, defined her a "Lady of charitable work".

In 1849, he was awarded a bronze medal of merit by Pope Pius IX. He is well represented in numerous public collections including the National Maritime Museum and the Science Museum, ...

His action took concrete form in the 1950s when Pope Pius XII asked him to consider the creation of a section devoted to modern art within the Vatican Museums.

Such was his devotion to the church that Pope Pius IX conferred on him the title of ‘Abbé’ four years later.

Together with Saint Francis of Assisi, she is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church. Pope Pius X called her 'the greatest saint of modern times'.

In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope PiUs XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary power of the first visit of a British Royal to Vatican C...

In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope Pius XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary power of the first visit of a British Royal to Vatican C...

In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope PiUs XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary power of the first visit of a British Royal to Vatican C...

In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope Pius XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary power of the first visit of a British Royal to Vatican C...

In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope PiUs XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary power of the first visit of a British Royal to Vatican C...

In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope Pius XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary power of the first visit of a British Royal to Vatican C...

Louis by Cardinal Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, soon to become Pope Pius XII , the Pontiff invited Woolrych to the Holy See where he completed a panoramic landscape of St.

The spectators are: George III, King of the United Kingdom, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, John VI, King of Portugal and Brazil, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia (Alexander the Great), Fr...

His work diversifies: sculptures and many medals, among which that of the pope Pius XII. Some of his medals, are still published today by the Currency of Paris.

Bernardino Nocchi was noticed by Pope Pius VI, who in 1780 entrusted him with the painting of the Sacred Apostolic Palaces and then in 1785 with the Print Room of the Vatican Library.

Bernardino Nocchi was noticed by Pope Pius VI, who in 1780 entrusted him with the painting of the Sacred Apostolic Palaces and then in 1785 with the Print Room of the Vatican Library.

Bernardino Nocchi was noticed by Pope Pius VI, who in 1780 entrusted him with the painting of the Sacred Apostolic Palaces and then in 1785 with the Print Room of the Vatican Library.

Catering to the glitterati of Europe, the pair counted among their clients Tolstoy, Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria, as well as Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, for whom they created t...

He received a citation from Pope Pius XII in 1952. He is survived by his widow, Lena H.

Bernardino Nocchi was noticed by Pope Pius VI, who in 1780 entrusted him with the painting of the Sacred Apostolic Palaces and then in 1785 with the Print Room of the Vatican Library.

Niarchos, wife of Stavros Niarchos President Abraham Lincoln James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, First Secretary of Defense Pope Pius XII Dr. Albert Einstein, theoretical physici...

Niarchos, wife of Stavros Niarchos President Abraham Lincoln James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, First Secretary of Defense Pope Pius XII Dr. Albert Einstein, theoretical physici...

Niarchos, wife of Stavros Niarchos President Abraham Lincoln James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, First Secretary of Defense Pope Pius XII Dr. Albert Einstein, theoretical physici...

His bronze casts were so refined that Catherine the Great and Popes Pius VI and VII were among his patrons. In 1805, he took over from Valadier as head of the Vatican foundry.

Historical Context This work belongs to one of the most culturally charged moments in French Catholic art: the decade immediately following the papal institution of the Feast of Chri...

He was the first in the Vatican to photograph the new Pope Pius XII and his color portrait of Winston Churchill made the first cover of Paris Match.

The Medici Family, were a powerful and influential family of the renaissance in Florence among whose members stood out four popes: Leo x, Clement vii, Pius iv and Leo xi; two queens ...

Our engraving and painted paper panel is engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani (Rome 1735-1808) after the designs of the painter Gaetano Savorelli and of the architect Pietro Camporesi , th...

Italian Fire Screen - Vatican Guard Under Pope Pius IX c. 1850

The papal arms of Pius X are composed of the traditional elements of all papal heraldry before Pope Benedict XVI: the shield, the papal tiara, and the keys.

(2) pair of Pope Pius XII wrought iron hanging lamps. my sight says hanging alond side the sofa in an L.A. loft type existence, down a hallway or as front door light fixtures.

This pair of estate carved lions are a naive copy of the Neoclassical lions carved in marble by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) for the tomb of Pope Pius VII. One always vigilant while t...

The frieze of each carries inscriptions common to the period of Pope Pius VI (1717-1799), "MUNIFICENTIA PII SEXTII P.M., or "By the Generosity of Pius Sextius P.M." 

Founded in Czechoslovakia in 1857, the Moser Glass Company began creating handblown glassware that was popular with the Imperial Court of Austria, Pope Pius XI, and King Edward VII. ...

Bernadette Soubirous was canonized as a saint, and most Catholics and some Protestants believe her apparitions to have been of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1862, Pope Pius IX author...

In 1949 Mario Buccellati was commissioned an icon by Pope Pius XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary event of the first visit of a British Royal to the Vatican City aft...

In 1949 Mario Buccellati was commissioned an icon by Pope Pius XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary event of the first visit of a British Royal to the Vatican City aft...

This well executed black painted terracotta sculpture dating, circa 1780-1790 takes inspiration from the "Zeus of Otricoli" which is an Ancient Roman bust found in Otricoli in 1775 d...

Bernadette Soubirous was canonized as a saint, and many Christians believe her apparitions to have been of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pope Pius IX authorized the local bishop to permit...

The slogan King of Glass, Glass of Kings is associated with the company because of its famous clientele who, in addition to Edward VII and the Austrian Imperial Court, include such p...

Adélaïde, the King and Queen of Denmark, Pope Pius IX, the Cardinal Prince de Croÿ, Mgr Sibour, Marshal Soult, Marshal Pélissier, the first President Franck-Carré, etc.

Antonio Deangelis was one of the finest micromosaicists of the early nineteenth century, producing works from the Vatican workshops under the patronage of Pope Pius VII. Here his mas...