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

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

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

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 ...

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

Leonardo DaVinci” airs on PBS as a two-part, four-hour series that premieres at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19. Prairie Public sends a quarterly newsletter to members and its Cue fall issue, featured this ...

The papal conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel. In order to become the next pope, a cardinal must earn two thirds of the vote, which is conducted by secret ballot. Also, only cardinals under the ...

Michelangelo was no stranger to death and disease. Unlike many contemporary artists who honed their craft by studying living ...

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

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.

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 ...

Begin exploring the artworks in the Vatican Museum before moving into the iconic Sistine Chapel. As one of the first in the ... skipping the long lines outside to see Michelangelo’s famous Pieta, St.