The New York Times2h
One City, Three Great Artists: Reuniting Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael
were deeply invested in representing the fresh and independent attitude of a new era through art. On Jan. 25 of that year, 30 ...
Electrician Finds Frescoes Behind False Ceiling In Rome
Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blues, reds and golds have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes ...
Vatican unveils anime-inspired blue-haired pilgrim as the Jubilee year mascot
Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal ...
Artnet18h
You Can Now Tour an A.I.-Enhanced ‘Digital Twin’ of a 16th-Century Vatican Church
It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...
Phys.org19h
Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as 'Conclave,' but the history behind the process is, says historian
Conclave is formed from the Latin words for "with key," referring to how cardinals are sequestered to elect a pope—inside the ...
National Catholic Reporter20h
Vatican and Microsoft partner to showcase St. Peter’s Basilica through AI technology
The data was collected by state-of-the-art AI processors that used a special algorithm to scan all the pictures and ...
Smithsonian Magazine23h
The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ a New Movie Based on August Wilson’s Award-Winning Play
A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's ...
Catholic News Agency23h
Pope Francis moves part of Vatican library and archive to Rome seminary
The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the ...