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Martha Stewart flouts Sistine Chapel photo ban
(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 6 - Martha Stewart has been accused of representing "a rich woman's privilege" after flouting the Vatican's ban on taking photos in the Sistine Chapel. The snaps Stewart took ...
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Nine things you might not know about the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was part of a glorification of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus.
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Explore a gigapixel photo of the 'Sistine Chapel of the UK'
Zoom in to see the English baroque art close-up. About: The Painted Hall has been referred to as the 'Sistine Chapel of the UK'. Completed in 1705, it's vast decorated interior extends to 4,000 ...
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
National Catholic Register11d
A Choral Bridge: Serbian Orthodox Sing With Sistine Chapel Choir in Rome
The sacred performance signals a deepening of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue and a potential step toward a papal visit to Serbia.