Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...