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Page revised in January 2011.

HALL OF FAME

First question: What in my site is a hidden tribute to a culture which is not related to Rome?

Winner

Rosamie Moore (U.S.A.)


The answer was the lines I used in many pages:
and


They both come from the tombs of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India as you can see from the picture below.


Second question:

this small image shows a detail of ..... and it was painted by .....

Winner

Christine Kalkavage (U.S.A.)

The answer was: the detail is from Michelangelo’s Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. It depicts souls being lifted to heaven by the beads of a rosary held by an angel.



Third question:


Which event does this small image show and where is the painting located?

Winner

Vasily Uspensky (Russia)

The answer was: the detail depicts the miracle of St. Peter's chains in the painting by Giovanni Battista Parodi in S. Pietro in Vincoli.


Fourth question: Complete the following sentence:


This small image shows a marble inlay which depicts the puzzling coat of arms of Cardinal ....... in a chapel of .......... (a church of Rome).

Winner

Deborah Hicks (Italy)

The answer was: Cardinal Pier Francesco Bussi at S. Maria in Trastevere.


Have your name in the Hall of Fame! Complete the following sentence:


This fresco by .... depicts an event of the life of ......

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