Patches of calcium lactate have dulled the colors of the famous 16th-century mural, which hasn't been cleaned since 1994.

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco has been cleaned for the first time in decades after human sweat damaged the painting.

Beyond his enthusiastic embrace of sculpture and resentment over the Sistine Chapel project, the artist found painting in ...

Millions of visitors may have been damaging the Sistine Chapel’s “Last Judgement” over the years without knowing it. Now, ...

A thin, white film caused by decades of rising visitor numbers has dulled the dramatic contrasts of Michelangelo’s 'Last ...

As part of a landmark restoration of Michelangelo's epic in the Sistine Chapel, specialists have been scrubbing away layers of dried sweat.

Michelangelo’s artwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is beyond legendary. People travel to Rome from all over the world to experience its breathtaking<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

One of the World’s Most Celebrated Masterpieces Comes to Life onMarch 12 at Galleria Fort LauderdaleLink to Media Kit FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., ...

When millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums ...

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The Exhibition, the touring experience that has welcomed millions of visitors worldwide, is coming to Galleria Fort ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the ...