"It represents the end of the world, the awaking of the dead, the second coming of Christ, and the final pronouncement by God ...

A woman walks behind a screen with a replica of ‘The Last Judgment,’ superimposed on it that covers the scaffolding used for its extraordinary maintenance during a presentation for press in the ...

VATICAN CITY — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last major ...

When a 5-inch-by-4-inch red chalk drawing of a woman’s foot by Michelangelo sold at auction for U.S. $27.2 million on Feb. 5, 2026, it blew past the $1.5 million to $2 million it was expected to ...

Michelangelo's famous The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel is getting its biggest facelift in more than three ...

(The Conversation) — Michelangelo’s fresco of “The Last Judgment,” covering the wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel ...

Vatican Sistine Chapel FILE - A visitor kneels in front of the Last Judgement fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo inside the Sistine Chapel in Rome ...

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 ...

A newly opened exhibition in Cambridge offers visitors the chance to get an up‑close look at Michelangelo’s famed Sistine ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

VATICAN CITY Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said ...