Michelangelo’s famous frescoes at the Sistine Chapel were originally met with scorn, concern, and controversy.

Philadelphia residents who have never seen Michelangelo's paintings on the Vatican's Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome soon can view reproductions of the iconic frescos at Fashion District Philadelphia. ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick building was created to serve as a space for meetings of the papal court. It was ...

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 ...

I was 19 when I walked with a travel group into the Sistine Chapel, and I remember the shoulder-to-shoulder tourists almost as much as I remember the wondrous ceiling and walls, painted by ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As ...

On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this historic ...

I went to see a traveling exhibit of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michaelangelo, which had come to San Francisco. I was lucky enough to see the real thing in Italy, but the ceiling ...

It took Michelangelo 4 years to create the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Joanna Lopianowski-Roberts, who lives in Calif., worked an hour a day on the masterpiece. It took a total of 3,572 hours to ...