Pope Francis was the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, head of state of the Vatican and proprietor in trust of the Vatican’s great collection of art and historic architecture.

They include five Raphael frescoes and cover 1,500 years of papal politics and 500 years of art history ... commissioned Michelangelo to paint The Last Judgement for the Sistine Chapel.

In December, art restorer and researcher Sara Penco published a big find: Mary Magdelane is hidden among the 300-plus figures that Michelangelo painted into The Last Judgment mural in the Sistine ...

"Knowing that his words cannot alleviate the pain of those affected and their families, my client expresses his sincere sympathy and wishes the injured a speedy and full recovery ... in possibly his ...

While showing the two Popes, we are also bestowed with several locations around the Vatican and a full ... work of painting the frescoes on the walls and ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, ending with ...

A painting once hailed as Paul Gauguin’s final self-portrait is now under renewed scrutiny after an amateur art sleuth raised doubts about its authenticity—sparking a fresh scientific ...

These bellwether artworks in the spring auctions this week may indicate whether a recovery is likely, after years of ...

To a man, the Warriors gave full credit to the Timberwolves ... Losing to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament last year ended the long kiss goodbye to Klay Thompson.

"The Last of Us" season 2 adapted a crucial moment from the game. The second episode of the season sees Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) confront Joel (Pedro Pascal). Here's how the most important scene ...

Big spoilers follow for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 2, "Through the Valley," as well as the games on which the show is based. Well, pretty much ever since the TV show adaptation of The Last ...

This is one of those “Last of Us” episodes where the show’s video game origins are apparent, in action sequences full of shooting. Yet that action is also very cinematic, with sweeping wide ...