BY PROFESSOR ENRICO
MASTERPIECES OF THE VATICAN
(published by Edizioni Musei Vaticani and Scala Group, 2004)
The Vatican conserves perhaps one of the world’s oldest and most renowned art collections in the world. Collected by the papacy since the 15th century, thousands of works dating from 2050 BC to the present day are on display. Professor Enrico Bruschini, eminent Vatican expert and former Curator to the American Embassy in Rome, presents 100 key masterpieces in their itinerary order, and sets them in their art-historical context with his lively and engaging text. This selection of masterpieces gives a privileged insight into the core of these incomparable collections.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE POPES: A SPIRITED GUIDE TO THE TREASURES OF THE VATICAN
(published by William Morrow, 2001)
Eminent Vatican City expert
Professor Enrico Bruschini takes readers inside the magnificent galleries
and museums of the Vatican with a personal tour through its sacred halls.
Drawing on his vast knowledge, the Professor vividly brings to life works
by Raphael, da Vinci, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, and many other artists
while sharing interesting curiosities about the artists, their art and
the historical context in which they worked. These intimate descriptions
allow Professor Bruschini to illuminate both the artistic importance of
the featured works and their cultural significance as he explains the
profound impact they have made on Western civilization for nearly two
millennia. In addition, Professor Bruschini’s unprecedented access
to areas rarely open to the public allows him to offer a unique, behind-the-scenes
tour of the Vatican revealing its most intimate secrets and treasures.
With rare photographs from the Vatican archives and helpful maps to aid
future pilgrims in planning the perfect itinerary, In The Footsteps of
the Popes is an enticing book for Italian enthusiasts as well as armchair
travelers to savor – Professor Bruschini offers an absolutely extraordinary
Vatican tour that is not to be missed!