New photo exhibit on Swiss Guards opens at Vatican
Museums
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican
Museums unveiled a new exhibit on Friday focusing on the Swiss Guards.
The photographic exhibition
features the work of photographer Fabio Mantegna, who takes the viewer on a
tour of 'The Life of a Swiss Guard. A private view.'
“They are…proud of the role
they represent and the service to which they are called,” said Antonio
Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, on the Patrons of the Arts in the
Vatican Museum website.
“However, they are also young
men in their twenties with the same dreams, enthusiasm, and hope that any
20-year-old has,” – he continued – “This is what the photographic service of
Fabio Mantegna shows. Here the photographic image itself, through the choice of
subject, the composition of the shot, and the effects of light, offers a
glimpse on the reality of the Guard which is never banal.”
The exhibit will also feature
some of the uniforms and weapons used by the force.
“It is an exhibition showing
a noble and ancient story, but it also speaks of the beautiful youth of a group
of young men who are at the service of the Roman Pontiff,” said Paolucci.
The exhibit runs until 11
June, and there are plans to then take it to other countries.
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