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

Warner Bros. released the first official trailer for The Conjuring: Last Rites on Thursday, which marks the fourth and final Conjuring movie. However, it’s not necessarily the last in the franchise.

A long-lost Eva Hesse painting that showed up at the Goodwill is on offer at Christie's with a high estimate of $80,000.

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84), who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

At the heart of this show are 14 of the 26 portraits Van Gogh made of Joseph Roulin and his family, along with works by ...

The Sistine Chapel is located within the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican. Here are 5 ...

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 Sistine Chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an avid art lover who oversaw the construction of the ... between 1508 and ...

The Sistine Chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an avid art lover who oversaw the construction ... He also painted The Last Judgment, the second coming of Christ, on one of the walls.

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis.