Biagio da Cesena, born in the Adriatic town of the same name in 1463, came from the noble Guelph family, the Martinelli.A graduate in utroque iure (a double degree in civil and canon law, typically ...

Revenge of the Artist: When Vatican functionary Biagio da Cesena complained of the nakedness in the “Last Judgment,” Michelangelo painted Cesena as a demigod of the underworld, with donkey ...

A figure in the bottom corner, on the other hand, has the facial features of one of Michelangelo’s enemies, Biagio da Cesena. A member of the papal retinue, da Cesena had criticized the painting ...

Minos bears a resemblance to Biagio da Cesena (1463-1544), a priest and contemporary critic of Michelangelo. ... Immediately celebrated, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, ...

Michelangelo began working on it 25 years after having finished the Sistine Chapel ceiling, ... Biagio da Cesena, a papal master of ceremonies and contemporary critic of Michelangelo, ...

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. It's also the site of the papal conclave. Here is a ...

The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope’s official residence in Vatican City. Although, it was not always known by that name.

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an ...

In the wake of Pope Francis’s death and funeral this weekend, the Catholic Church is now in a high-stakes race to prepare for the papal conclave, the traditional ceremony that will determine the ...

The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope’s official residence in Vatican City. Although, it was not always known by that name.