Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From a young age, Michelangelo prized drawing and sculpture above painting. Ian Nicholson/PA via Getty Images When a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florentine artist spent four years painting the challenging chapel against his will, but would have much rather been sculpting ...

The Sistine Chapel, a sacred room in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, is one of the most famous chapels in the world—and this week, cardinals from around the world will gather inside to choose a ...

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 ...

We’ve all wanted to yell it at one time or another, but only the master of papal liturgical celebrations gets to do it tomorrow in Latin. With a shout of “extra omnes!” on the afternoon of May 7, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. Some exhibitions sell themselves. Michelangelo Sistine Chapel sketches ...

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