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

Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty explores the lives of three rival artists - Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael – who ...

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

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?

Nerlich of Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, a team of international experts propose that Michelangelo's fresco "The Flood ... or highlighting femininity. Art occasionally depicts ...

Leonardo da Vinci vs. Michelangelo (with assists from Machiavelli) in Gary Graves' compelling drama at Berkeley City Club.

How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era's ideas about nudity, modesty, shame – and the ...

Italy is world-renowned for its art, and there's nowhere better to see this art on display than its museums. These are the ...

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