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21st April 2015

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Britain and the Vatican Art Collection

The Holy See’s decision to take part in the Venice Biennale, after its inaugural participation in 2013, reminds us of the extraordinary role played by the Popes in the history and production of art. For much of its history, the Holy See was an undoubted centre of connoisseurship, patronage and artistic endeavour. It is impossible […]

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