President Francesco Buranelli and artist Yang Ermin pose for a photo after the delivery of the work on March 18, 2025
On March 17, 2025, the artist Yang Ermin was invited to visit Rome. Art Project for the Centennial of the Commission for the Protection of the Monuments of the Holy See completed the handover of works at the Vatican Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See on the 18th, with President Francesco Buranelli presiding over the handover ceremony.
The commission, which took the artist Yang Ermin five years to complete, is a breakthrough in personal painting style. At the same time, the delivery of art Project for the Centennial of the Commission for the Protection of the Monuments of the Holy See is a major event in Chinese painting.The series includes Portrait of the Pope, The Last Supper, Il fiore dell’amore universal, and other works — a total of over 20 ink paintings.
Yang Ermin and The Last Supper
Attached is a letter from Professor Francesco Buranelli, President of the Commission for the Protection of the Historical and Artistic Heritage of the Holy See and former Director of the Vatican Museums.
Gentile Maestro Yang Ermin, a seguito degli accordi intercorsi, Le confermo l’incontro di martedì 18 marzo p.v. alle ore 9,00, presso la Presidenza della Commissione Permanente per la Tutela dei Monumenti Storici e Artistici della Santa Sede per la consegna dei dipinti da Lei realizzati in occasione del centenario di vita della suddetta Commissione.……
Francesco Buranelli
Yang Ermin Pope Pius XII 180×97 cm Ink Painting
Yang Ermin’s Saint Peter, Ink Painting, Approx.180×97 cm
Yang Ermin Pope Francis 180×97 cm Ink Painting
Yang Ermin Pope Francis 180×97 cm Ink Painting
The handover was completed on March 18. The final handover took place on November 10, 2025, involving two portraits of Pope Leo XIV.
Yang Ermin Sketch of Pope Leo XIV
Yang Ermin Dedicated to Peter 180×97 cm Ink Painting