A Tomb fit for a Pope
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1h 6m
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Papal tombs became a means by which Renaissance popes could leave behind a visual testimony of their piety, power, and politics. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he surveys the greatest papal tombs of the Italian Renaissance!
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