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The facade of St. Peters, with the name of the Borgia Pope liberally smeared over it in grand letters.
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Bronze of St Peter by Arnolfo di Cambio, designer of the Duomo, Firenze - a major artist of the 13 th century
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Nero in the guise of Herakles, the Museum of Popes Pius and Clement, Vatican, September 2012
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Detail from the School of Athens by Raphael, Stanza della Signatura, Vatican, Rome, September 2012
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Detail from the School of Athens by Raphael, Stanza della Signatura, Vatican, Rome, September 2012