The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of ...

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

Every year, millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel to admire the frescoes painted by Michelangelo during the Renaissance. The frescoes on the ceiling of the building depict various scenes ...

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?

The woman who wears a blue shawl — a sign she is married — is located on the right side of his fresco, “The Flood,” which ...

The fact modern doctors can recognize it reveals Michelangelo’s extraordinary capacity for and dedication to anatomical accuracy.

Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical ... The team of art-history and medical experts found that the Florentine ...

The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.

A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a ...

The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, painted on the ceiling and walls in the Pope’s official residence in Vatican City, may be one of the most extraordinary feats in art history. Intricate ...