New exhibit on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel at Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg features rarely displayed ...

The death of Pope Francis has just set in motion the political process for the Catholic Church to select a new leader.

Michelangelo for all his immense fame isn’t the most immediately lovable of artists. People crowd to stare in awe at his iconic statue David and mega-fresco The Last Judgement in the Sistine ...

Following Pope Francis death, cardinals will convene in the Sistine Chapel next month to elect a new pope. Built between 1473 ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Tourists visiting the chapel don’t get long to wonder at the wall where The Last Judgement is painted or at the ceiling frescoes depicting the ...

Thursday, March 6, marked the 550th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti ... home of his Sistine Ceiling and “Last Judgment” frescoes. Two million flocked to the David ...

It is this Jonah that the following pages address in an attempt to clarify his key role in the “economy” of the Sistine Chapel. As Agnes Crawford writes, the figure of this prophet is the “lynchpin” ...