Some things are temporary and some aren’t. How those intersect is the theme of an exhibit opening at the Moses Lake Museum & ...

Upon his return to London, Sir Moses was given a hero’s welcome, including a big ceremony and special synagogue services, and, when he met with Queen Victoria to present her with the firman, she hon ...

These 11 Marble Sculptures of Iconic Artists Once Decorated One of America’s First Art Museums. What Happened to Them? The Corcoran Gallery of Art was adorned with the statues, commissioned in ...

Long before Michelangelo, Sisto commissioned painters such as Botticelli to fresco the two long walls of the chapel: one side told the story of Moses, the other the story of Christ. Moreover, while ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous church and its artistic treasures?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope.

Some five million people flock to Rome each year to visit Michelangelo’s greatest work, the most iconic example of Catholic iconography and Renaissance painting to exist. However, only a few know that ...

In Michelangelo's painting "The Creation of Adam," reclining Adam, his left hand listlessly outstretched, awaits God's animating touch. The famous fresco forms the centerpiece of ...

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if you ...

By combining the traditional plaster cast copies of famous works such as David and Moses with newly commissioned 3D-modelled facsimilies, SMK reimagine what it means to curate art experiences and how ...

1505-1545 Michelangelo worked on the tomb of Julius II on and off, in both Rome and Florence, carved Moses, the Rebellious and Dying Slaves, Rachel, and Leah 1506 Returned to Florence (April).

Italy is marking the 550th anniversary of the High Renaissance genius Michelangelo with a series of special events and cultural initiatives in Florence.