Since its creation in 2010, The Bank of America Art Conservation Project has funded 275 projects in over 40 countries. The project awarded 16 other grants this year in addition to Rothko Chapel.

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

The cardinals are voting inside the Sistine Chapel, but the seagulls have the high ground. As the world watches the conclave, underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof ...

He ended up finishing his masterpiece of painting the ceilings and vaults in only four years, finishing in 1512, according to the Musei Vaticani. The Sistine Chapel was used for the ceremonies of ...

The painting is found in the chapel dedicated to St. Matthew in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi. The donor of the chapel was a French cardinal, Matthieu Cointerel, who died in 1585.

on the afternoon of May 7, Archbishop Diego Ravelli will order all but the cardinal electors who will choose the next pope to leave the Sistine Chapel ... lying on his back painting all these ...

From a realistic, picture-perfect painting to a captivating view of the chimney installation on top of the Sistine Chapel, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Ed Curran's eye this week.

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

“Sinfonia of Art,” a mixed-media show in partnership with High Country Sinfonia, opens at the Aspen Chapel Gallery from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2. The curator is artist Sam Louras. Ten percent of ...

While preparing to fresco the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, Italian artist Michelangelo created hundreds—possibly thousands—of small sketches to work out the design. He destroyed many of those ...