The Vatican
The Vatican became a sovereign city-state on June 7, 1929. VATICAN CITY—Artists in the Mosaic Studio restoring The Transfiguration by Italian artist Raphael, 1949.
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Book of the Week  Fuji by Chris Steele-Perkins The impetus for this three-year project began when Steele - Perkins was offered a gift from his Japanese wife of the famous book by nineteenth-century master printmaker Katsushika Hokusai, "36 Views of Mount Fuji". Struck by the verisimilitude of the prints as historical documents of the life of the peoples around the mountain - woodcutters, fishermen, peasants, aristocrats - as well as the beauty and spiritual aspect of the area, Steele-Perkins began to research further. | Join the Fray  © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. What is at the core of my work is, in essence, a meditation on being a human being. Eli Reed |
