It is this Jonah that the following pages address in an attempt to clarify his key role in the “economy” of the Sistine Chapel. As Agnes Crawford writes, the figure of this prophet is the “lynchpin” ...

The Sistine Chapel restoration brought new beauty and wonder to a Renaissance classic. It also brought a chorus of howling ...

For one thing, Davies wanted to tweak the layout of the chapel (and the painted flattage she was able to swipe from that warehouse) so that the film's Sistine Chapel would feel more political.

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...