Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

As per the tradition, cardinals will gather under Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Francis's successor. Steeped in centuries-old tradition, the Vatican's process of selecting a new ...

As per the tradition, cardinals will gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Francis’s successor. Steeped in centuries-old tradition, the Vatican's process of selecting a ...

According to Vatican Museums’ official website, “it is forbidden to take photographs or films with any type of electronic equipment” inside the Sistine Chapel Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis ...

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 gaze of those who enter the Sistine Chapel through the ceremonial door – the east door of the building, the one through which popes, cardinals and their retinue have always made their entrance, ...

measured the building upon his return and found it was exactly two-thirds the size of the Sistine Chapel, so set about making a replica. Rather than painting on wet plaster as Michelangelo did ...

The South Solon Meeting House in Waterville, Maine, is known by locals as "Maine’s Sistine Chapel," according to The Associated Press (AP). Inside the building, the walls and ceilings are ...

The Sistine Chapel restoration brought new beauty and wonder to a Renaissance classic. It also brought a chorus of howling ...

“In my view, Michelangelo subtly integrated elements of this tomb project into the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes, particularly within the painted architecture,” writes Marinazzo. In Art on ...