SPQR

SPQR, Senātus Populusque Rōmānus, on the ceiling of a room in the Museum Captalino

Bust of Medina by Bernini

Image by Lan Zhang

Image by Lan Zhang

Image by Lan Zhang

The Penitent Magdalene by Domenico Tintoretto 1598

Magdalene, who lived as a hermit, is shown praying lit by divine love. Portrayed with the traditional iconographical attributes of meditation and prayer: absence of clothing, drucifix, skull, open book.

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Boy with a thorn in his foot. 5th Century.

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Statue of Capitaline Venus (detail)