Pinacoteca Vaticana, Picture gallery in Vatican City.
The Pinacoteca Vaticana displays 460 paintings across eighteen chronologically arranged rooms, from 12th century medieval art through 19th century masterpieces.
Architect Luca Beltrami constructed this dedicated building in 1932 under Pope Pius XI to house paintings previously scattered throughout the Apostolic Palaces.
The gallery contains works by Italian masters including Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Caravaggio, representing the evolution of painting techniques across centuries.
The gallery maintains specific lighting conditions and temperature controls to preserve its extensive collection of Renaissance and medieval paintings.
During the Napoleonic period, many paintings were transported to Paris, but returned to Vatican City following agreements at the Congress of Vienna in 1817.
Location: Vatican City
Inception: October 27, 1932
Founders: Pius XI
Official opening: October 27, 1932
Accessibility: Dostępne dla wózków inwalidzkich
Part of: Vatican Museums
Address: Viale Vaticano, Città del Vaticano 00120 00120
Website: http://mv.vatican.va/2_IT/pages/PIN/PIN_Main.html
GPS coordinates: 41.90573,12.45277
Latest update: May 13, 2025 07:31
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