The Vatican Museums on June 26 unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that ...

In a way, we have rewritten the history of art,” explained Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, during a ...

After a decade-long cleaning and restoration, the Vatican Museums recently unveiled the "last and most important" room in the ...

Pope Julius II summoned the young Raphael Sanzio from Florence to Rome in 1508 to decorate a new private apartment for himself in the Apostolic Palace, giving the then-25-year-old a major commission ...

The best things come to those who wait - and that's certainly the case for the Room of Constantine. Taking a decade to ...

This is the depiction of Jesus’ Transfiguration with Moses and Elijah by Italian artist Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, usually known as “Raphael,” who lived from 1483-1520. (Courtesy Photo) ...

Raffaello Sanzio and others, Coronation of Charlemagne, 1516-1517, Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, Vatican Museums, Vatican City. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons It was with the rise of Leo X to the papal ...

Download this La Velata Or La Donna Velata The Woman With The Veil Portrait By The Italian Renaissance Painter Raffaello Sanzio More Commonly Known As Raphael vector illustration now. And search more ...

Sally Jessy Raphael talks about how people find her "cute again" as she celebrates turning 90 She also admits she's "settled on somebody," taking her off the market Raphael was the first female to ...

Among many Catholics, the Pope is a figure whose significance is invaluable. In the modern day, this role may appear just as a figurehead, but still carries substantial spiritual and moral influence ...