‘Conclave' Transformed the Pomp of the Vatican Into an Escher-Like Gossip Factory
"Everything was a bit lower because in the rest of the Vatican, it's all open and there are these huge, great 20-meter-high ...
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Drawings Make First U.S. Visit
During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...
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Nine things you might not know about the Sistine Chapel
Vatican City, Rome Meanwhile ... “he was diverted to painting the ceiling.” Some in the artist community were circumspect, including Donato Bramante, the architect of St Peter’s, who ...