It was on November 1, 1512,  that public entry was first allowed in the Sistine Chapel. Built between 1473 and 1481, the chapel walls feature scenes from the lives of Moses and Jesus Christ, painted ...

What do Michelangelo's famous frescos look like up close? An exhibit at the Warwick Mall brings them down from the ceiling to eye level.

Get ready to witness one of the greatest artistic masterpieces in history — right here in Rhode Island! The Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition has come to the Warwick Mall, bringing the ...

More than five hundred years ago, Michelangelo unveiled the vault of the Sistine Chapel—one of the supreme masterpieces of ...

In Paris or New York, they might queue to see the French master’s work, but not here in the Vatican Museums in Rome, where ...

The Florentine artist spent four years painting the challenging chapel against his will, but would have much rather been sculpting - Lucas Schifres/Getty Images Contributor Michelangelo never wanted ...

The Renaissance, often hailed as one of the most transformative periods in human history, gave rise to an unparalleled explosion of creativity. For anyone who’s stood before the Sistine Chapel or ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...