Michelangelo was appalled ... the Great Flood, and the creation of Adam. His monumental figures were based on fragments of classical sculptures, and inspired by the perfection and beauty of ...

New exhibit on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel at Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg features rarely displayed ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

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 ...

The vice president was trailed by White House photographer Emily Higgins as he toured the iconic Vatican City before ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo ... Studies for Adam’s arms establish the subtle, twisting contortions and distortions in “The Creation” and “The Expulsion ...

Among them, The Creation of Adam stands out, depicting the poignant moment of God's touch giving life to man. Michelangelo's letters from that period revealed how the extreme physical strain ...

His Holiness Pope Frances passed away on Easter Monday aged 88. The Papal Conclave will be held at Sistine Chapel in Vatican.