Moving through the Museum entrance area we arrived in the Pine Cone Court, named after the large bronze pine cone, which dates from the first century AD. This area is also used by tour guides to explain the major details of the Sistine Chapel art.
The pine cone!
The Sphere within a Sphere from 1990 by Arnaldo Pomodoro, with St. Peter's Dome just sneaking over the building behind.
A couple of familiar characters.
Another familiar figure - Paola our wonderful tour guide for Rome.
Group N paying great attention to Paola explaining some more subtle aspects of the Sistine Chapel.
Vatican Museum