The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a ...
The fact modern doctors can recognize it reveals Michelangelo’s extraordinary capacity for and dedication to anatomical accuracy.
The woman who wears a blue shawl — a sign she is married — is located on the right side of his fresco, “The Flood,” which ...
In the hallowed halls of the Sistine Chapel, a subtle and unexpected mystery might be hiding above millions of heads. Experts suggest that Michelangelo, famed for his detailed depictions of the human ...
Experts suggest that Michelangelo, famed for his detailed depictions of the human form, may have included something unexpected in his fresco The Flood: the portrayal of breast cancer. One of art ...
An international team of experts has discovered that one of the figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo's frescoes, depicts the symbol of a disease that affects a ...
Researchers at the University of Paris-Saclay have noticed signs of breast cancer in a woman depicted in a work by the High Renaissance and early Baroque genius Michelangelo Buonarroti. An unexpected ...
A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.
Long overshadowed by Michelangelo Antonioni’s later work, this feature, newly restored, is being revived at Film Forum, ...
Leonardo da Vinci vs. Michelangelo (with assists from Machiavelli) in Gary Graves' compelling drama at Berkeley City Club.