Sixtine
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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There is no rivalry between his paintings in the Sixtine Chapel and those of the many great artists who have left their work beside his on the same walls.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Oswald repaired to the Sixtine Chapel to hear the celebrated miserere, so much talked of all over Europe.
From Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy by Greig, R. S.
The work was pronounced his masterpiece; and the shameful scene may still be traced upon the wall, where, for three centuries, it has insulted every pontiff that entered the Sixtine Chapel.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Since 1870 the Pope has not conducted the solemn services either in Saint Peter's or in the Sixtine Chapel.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
It is practically in one volume, as the paging is continuous throughout.86.He gives a long list of the variations between the Sixtine and Clementine Bibles; Vercellone estimated their number at 3,000.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
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