A diverse team of experts is arguing that Michelangelo painted one woman in the Sistine Chapel with breast cancer, for ...
Recent studies show that some characters in the Sistine Chapel frescoes may show signs of illness: what does that mean?
An international team of experts has discovered that one of the figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, adorned with ...
where art is studied through a medical lens to supplement understanding of health issues at the time. Researchers have ...
The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.
The fact modern doctors can recognize it reveals Michelangelo’s extraordinary capacity for and dedication to anatomical accuracy.
A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a ...
The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
In the hallowed halls of the Sistine Chapel, a subtle and ... to these experts from fields like art history, medicine, ...
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 ...