A calculated flaw in perfection. New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a ...

An international team of experts has discovered that one of the figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, adorned with ...

The Royal Academy's new exhibition spotlights the fierce rivalry and mutual influence between Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci ...

A diverse team of experts is arguing that Michelangelo painted one woman in the Sistine Chapel with breast cancer, for ...

A deep dive into two London shows bringing together key works of the movement, and a spectacular series of tapestries ...

The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

For centuries, the faithful and the curious have crowded to gaze up at the Sistine Chapel's ceiling in awe of Michelangelo ...

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 ...

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.

Experts suggest that Michelangelo, famed for his detailed depictions of the human form, may have included something ...

In 1504, three huge figures of the Renaissance era found themselves in Florence, then a city in turmoil. A fascinating new ...