Built precisely over the tomb of Saint Peter, above a necropolis on the slope of the Vatican hill, the first Basilica of Saint Peter in

Tintoretto (1518–1594) is probably the greatest painter of the trinity of artists that dominated Venice in the 16th century—better even than Titian his master, and

“If I could live my life over, I would like to be nothing but a very little child constantly giving my hand to the Child

This 12th-century mosaic is found in the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily (Italy). It depicts the empty throne of Christ, until he comes again. Empty? Not