Millions of visitors may have been damaging the Sistine Chapel’s “Last Judgement” over the years without knowing it. Now, ...

Patches of calcium lactate have dulled the colors of the famous 16th-century mural, which hasn't been cleaned since 1994.

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco has been cleaned for the first time in decades after human sweat damaged the painting.

When millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel - which has Michelangelo's soaring Last Judgment on one wall - to begin the ...

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 ...

Michelangelo’s artwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is beyond legendary. People travel to Rome from all over the ...