The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide

aisles altar ancient Antonio Apostolic apse arch architect architectural archives artists baldacchino basilica Benedict Bernini bishops Borgia Bramante Bramante's bronze building built bust cardinal Castel Sant'Angelo catacomb of Saint cemetery century B.C. Christ Christian church Clement collection color Congregation Constantine Constantinian constructed corridor Cortile del Belvedere cult Curia Damaso decorated dome emperor façade famous figures Fontana fourth century Francesco frescoes funerary galleries Greek Gregory Holy Innocent VIII inscription John Julius later Lateran Lateran Palace Logge Madonna marble martyrs medieval meters Michelangelo monument mosaic Museo Pio-Clementino museum nave niches Nicholas original painted painter papal Paul Pietro Pinacoteca Pius Pius IV Pius VI Pontifical pope portico portrait Raphael relief represented restored Roman Rome Sacred Saint Peter's Square Sala San Giovanni San Lorenzo San Paolo sarcophagus scenes sculpture Sistine Chapel Sixtus statue style tion tomb Vatican City Vatican Library Vatican Palace Vatican Radio vault villa walls wing