You see them, heads close together, chatting quietly, in their favourite restaurants in Rome. It might be Velando, close to ...

Recent studies show that some characters in the Sistine Chapel frescoes may show signs of illness: what does that mean?

In 1505. he was summoned to Rome to begin work on a sculpted tomb for Pope Julius II, a project that dogged him until 1545. From 1508 to 1512 he painted the vault of the Sistine Chapel with ...

Much of Rome's best bits are cobbled so flats are ... Back to the Vatican Museums, because you want to see Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. It's likely to be busy. There's a rectangular ...

In a study, "Did Michelangelo paint a young adult woman with breast cancer in 'The Flood' (Sistine Chapel, Rome)?," published in The Breast, experts from Germany, Italy, France, Austria ...

The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.

this small nation within Rome offers a wealth of attractions open to visitors of any faith. Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making this city ...

Tucked in a warehouse in the Cinecittá complex in Rome is something you’d otherwise ... create a replica of the Sistine Chapel. For “Conclave” production designer Suzie Davies, however ...

Gurugram: Scenes from the Sistine Chapel, the famous statue of Laocoön and His Sons wrestling giant snakes, Thomas Couture’s ...

As depicted in the new film Conclave, the papal selection process is charged with secretive gossip and politics behind the ...