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Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are two of the world’s most famous artists, having each created multiple masterpieces that pull millions of eager visitors each year to museums. They knew each ...

A portrait of Julius II, crafted by Michelangelo and donated by an American president, would be a cultural signal fire – ...

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Thomas J. Price’s 'Grounded in the Stars' sparks a slew of questions about public art and the politics of representation ...

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Sistine Chapel.