Framed Vatican Art

One particular beautiful set of framed the Vatican collection art drawings by Antonio Canova contains faithful realistic drawings of figures that seem to be carved from marble, stately representations of the centuries-old grandeur of the Vatican and the Catholic church. Canova’s “Man With Ball and Staff” is especially majestic, depicting a tall, nude, muscular man elegantly draped with a cloak and holding a staff., the very epitome of Italian art.

Sketches by Giovanni Battista Piranesi emphasize the architectural side of art, focusing on the columns and pillars of the Vatican and similar places of worship hailing from Roman origin. “Capitals I” is a series of columnar sketches, varyingly ornate, and all of them inspiringly stately and refined—a fitting tribute to a structure and an institution that has stood the test of time.