FILE - A visitor kneels in front of the Last Judgement fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo inside the Sistine Chapel in Rome, May 3, 2021. (AP ...
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The sweat of tourists has covered Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel fresco in a white film. Now, the 'Last Judgment' is getting a much-needed cleaning
In the five centuries since Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel, millions of visitors have marveled at his work. Unfortunately, their sweat also coated the walls in microparticles, damaging the ...
Millions of visitors may have been damaging the Sistine Chapel’s “Last Judgement” over the years without knowing it. Now, ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the ...
VATICAN CITY — Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment," the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican ...
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