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The Sistine Chapel is one of the Catholic Church's most sacred sites. It was painted by Michelangelo over four years in the High Renaissance style, but ho ...

William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art presents an illuminating exhibition of the Renaissance master’s drawings for the Sistine Chapel ceiling and ‘The Last Judgment.’ ...

During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds ... including one believed to be the artist’s first iteration of the ceiling.

It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 Caravaggio for auction. It is expected to go for $170 ...

This is transposed into one of several paintings in the show by Michelangelo’s associate ... from the British Museum collection, getting its first public airing after major restoration.

also being shown in the U.S. for the first time, and two self-portraits by Michelangelo of himself painting the famed ceiling. Visitors will also find engravings, lithographs, and other materials ...

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