These were turned over to an engraver and printed up in book form. Along with those assets, the Vatican’s net worth also includes a large investment portfolio. Gold-Tone with Crystal Accent Praying Mary Pendant Necklace 16"Adj. Welcome to the Museums, which conserve the immense collection of art amassed by the popes from the seventeenth century onwards. *FLAT RATE SHIPPING* I guess you could just market them above any artwork that has ever been sold, but how much above? In 1973 the Vatican opened its first museum of contemporary art, including the work of both European and U.S. artists, housed in 65 galleries in the Vatican Palace. A student of Raphael’s by the name of Guilio Romano produced some explicit erotic art, in particular a series of 20 drawings of various parties having intercourse and such that even by modern standards would be considered pretty out there. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The Vatican also has some erotic specimens among its art holdings, including, among other things, some drawings by Michelangelo featuring various phallic fantasies. The more conspiracy-minded among us argue that the Vatican wouldn’t be dumb enough to microfilm the smut section. ~Very Special Religious Gifts for Everyone ~, *High Quality, Magnificent Creations, Great Prices*. Silver-Tone Blue Enamel Holy Mother and Child Round Cuff Links, Celtic Trinity Carolingian Cross Necklace, Pewter Green Stone Cross Pendant Necklace, Silver-tone and Ruby Crystals Cross Vatican Necklace. Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of Dicasteries, Bodies and Institutions of the Roman Curia That's the number reported in 2008. All Initially I thought the largest collection of all was held by the Kinsey Institute (formally known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction) on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington. Of this wealth, Italian stockholdings alone run to $1.6 billion, 15% of the value of listed shares on the Italian market. I haven’t had a chance to check this out personally, M., having been detained with Grafenberg spot research. The film is now stored at St. Louis University in Missouri. Most researchers, however, doubt that the Vatican has or ever had much genuine smut on the shelves. Can someone be a true Christian if they have a statue of Buddha in their house. I've seen it estimated at $500 trillion, honestly. How did some crime fiction come to be described as “hard-boiled”? He says many of the books, “mainly the illustrated volumes,” have since disappeared. Of course not reported by the Vatican ! 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The Louvre and the British Museum come close I guess. at least five times priceless, probably more ... How do you think about the answers? Essentially it's more of a burden than an asset (in the short term at least). None of the erotic “classics” (e.g., Fanny Hill, the works of de Sade) were listed, maybe because the Vatican figured they were of such limited circulation they weren’t worth worrying about. The nucleus of the present Vatican Library consists of Pope Nicholas V collection of ancient texts, some dating from medieval times, of more than 1,500 manuscripts. The frescoes, which are badly deteriorated today, consist of scenes involving Venus and Cupid, Cupid and Psyche, and Vulcan and Pallas, and one would be hard put to describe them as even mildly titillating. http://jubilee2012.50webs.com/the_house_of_rothsch... Why do atheists say that there is no evidence for God while refusing to read the Bible? *DISCOUNTED PRICES* In addition there is a famous collection of erotic frescoes designed by Raphael in 1516 and executed by his students in the bathroom of a certain Cardinal Bibbiena. 23, 20201-928-757-7577, [email protected] It's an expectation of them that they will preserve and protect it as part of our Catholic heritage. materials and workmanship, our jewelry may contain gold, silver, brass, copper, nickel, pewter, Swarovski crystals, etc. No clue, but I bet the money would provide clean water, food, shelter, and medical care for an awful lot of people. The Vatican Library Collection is meticulously hand-made with the finest The municipal museum of Naples, for instance, is said to have an amazing collection erotic artifacts, most of them classical in origin–fornicating satyrs and so forth. Religious Gifts was created from renowned works of art from the Vatican Library in Not everyone buys this, of course. Is a sense of humor a requirement for being a true Christian? Loads but it's irrelevant. Well, maybe. But if the vatican were to decide to sell even a tenth of it's collection the antiquities market would collapse, so assigning a value to it has little practical use. I thought it would be more myself. The Kinsey folks looked through all the material and found a few mildly erotic art items, but virtually nothing since the Renaissance. Why is it that whenever someone asks a question about is so-and-so in Heaven or Hel, people always give vague answers like “Only God knows”? The Kinsey archive spans the ages, but it’s safe to say the vast majority of items in these collections is of recent origin. About 1,500 books and/or authors are listed; of the small percentage alleged to be “obscene” (obscenity was just one of 12 categories of forbidden works, the remainder having to do with heresies and the like), many were written by such famous authors as Honore de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas (both father and son), Emile Zola, Anatole France, and Victor Hugo. *SECURE SHOPPING* All of the underage children in the world, can be traded for it. The British Museum in London has a famous “Private Case” collection of erotica bequeathed to it by eccentric Victorians that at one time was said to number 20,000 volumes, although theft, vandalism and other causes have reduced it to somewhere between 1,800 and 5,000 volumes, depending on who’s counting. The Vatican Library, heir to the ancient papal libraries, is one of the world's greatest repositories of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and incunabula (books before 1501 A.D.). To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. newsletter. Impossible to say. Most of the stories you hear about it are undoubtedly part of the folklore that surrounds any large, old, secretive institution (the Masons are another case in point). Would somebody please lock Patrick up already? Subsequently, however, it was learned that the Vatican had arranged to have its holdings microfilmed during World War II, when it was feared Rome would be bombed. But having spoken with parties who know, I can tell you that if it’s a truly monster porn collection you want, you don’t need to leave the U.S.A. Years ago a couple researchers from the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, made an attempt to inspect the Vatican’s collections, but church officials refused to permit it.