A hidden detail in Michelangelo’s "The Flood" may reveal a woman with breast cancer, adding a shocking twist to the iconic Sistine Chapel masterpiece.

The fact modern doctors can recognize it reveals Michelangelo’s extraordinary capacity for and dedication to anatomical accuracy.

Comparisons with other works by Michelangelo reveal that he was, of course, quite capable of depicting the healthy female breast. In female figures from "The Last Judgment" and sculptures like ...

Michelangelo employed assistants for the most demanding work but sometimes would have to destroy a whole week's work and start again due to plaster drying or other imperfections. Drawing on his ...

Despite their worldwide fame, scientists are still spotting new details in his works. Michelangelo began painting figures in the Sistine Chapel in 1508, after being ordered to do so by Pope Julius II.

Led by forensic pathologist Andreas G. Nerlich of Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, a team of international experts propose that Michelangelo's fresco "The Flood" in the Sistine Chapel portrays ...

The 1m-high (3.2ft) works depict two muscular male nudes riding on panthers. In 2002 they were sold by Sotheby's for £1,821,650, but if the Michelangelo evidence is accepted they could be worth ...

The drawings, sketches and cartoons in this sensational exhibition at the King's Gallery provide a glimpse behind the scenes ...

Michelangelo's iconic Sistine Chapel fresco "The Flood" might depict a woman with breast cancer, according to a new study by ...

5, 2025. A ceiling panel from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel on display. Photo by John McCarten A cornerstone work of High Renaissance art, the exhibition features the artist’s 34 frescoes ...

In his works, Michelangelo investigated his subjects, interested in what makes them profound or beautiful, and invited the viewers of his work into that process. The Ludovisi Pan is not the work ...