A woman depicted in the section of the Sistine Chapel ... treat those Michelangelo may have seen with the disease, perhaps recognition may encourage viewers to get checked. In the 16th century ...

Recent studies show that some characters in the Sistine Chapel frescoes may show signs of illness: what does that mean?

A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.

Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted ... biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers. The team of art-history and medical experts found that the ...

It’s been half a millennium since Michelangelo finished painting the cavernous Sistine Chapel. Experts are still discovering hidden symbolism throughout his handiwork. Their latest revelation?

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 ...