The basilica, consecrated on Nov. 18, 1626, is a place of beauty and transcendence, prayer and worship. It is a place made ...

St. Paul is blunt about this fact: Unless Jesus is risen from the dead, “your faith is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14). Unless ...

The Renaissance rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael vied for the attention of wealthy Italian patrons during the early ...

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.

A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but ...

Florence, Italy, attracts millions of visitors each year and is well known for its art – art museums and galleries hou ...

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

The research team said it formed the view of Michelangelo’s depiction after comparing breasts in his other paintings and sculptures. “The result of our observation indicates that Michelangelo ...

Michelangelo began painting figures in the Sistine Chapel in 1508, after being ordered to do so by Pope Julius II. The key theme is the story of the Genesis in the Old Testament, with 'The Flood ...

Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers. The team ...