She was referring to a figure in the right-hand corner of “The Last Judgement,” a legendary depiction of the second coming of Christ and God’s final judgment painted at the Sistine Chapel ...

The most famous scene in the Sistine Chapel is The Creation of Adam. Part of Michelangelo's ceiling paintings, the fresco depicts God giving life to Adam.

The Sistine Chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an avid art lover who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century.. However, a later pontiff, Pope Julius II ...

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.

The most recognizable is Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the ... showing God's outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron ...

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. It's also the site of the papal conclave. Here is a ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, ... they go and visit a chapel called the Pauline Chapel, where they pray God to inspire them for what they're about to do. ... There's a man in crutches here.

The most recognizable is Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art ...

The most recognizable is Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, ... showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who ...

The most recognizable is Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art ...