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The Vatican Museums is one of the most important museum complexes in the world, housing incredible masterpieces from the Egyptian Age to the late Renaissance. The Vatican Museums hold a treasure trove of art and history, as well as an inestimable patrimony of our culture and our civilisation. This volume focuses on the paintings to be found in the collection – including The Sistine Chapel. Text in English and Italian. AUTHOR: An Italian art historian, Antonio Paolucci is the Director of the Vatican Museums. He has been Minister for Cultural and Environmental Assets and Superintendent of the Museum Centre in Florence. 271 colour images