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Why Did Leonardo and Michelangelo Have Beef?
Leonardo and Michelangelo, duking it out for Renaissance commissions, became bitter rivals, but why did their beef begin?
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The 552-Year-Old Sistine Chapel Has the WILDEST Design Details You've Ever Seen
The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...
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A look at the history of the Sistine Chapel, the site of the papal conclave
To decorate the chapel's ceiling, Michelangelo Buonarroti was the man for the job, being tapped by Pope Julius II (who was Sixtus IV nephew and pope from 1503 to 1531) to do so. Pope Julius II ...
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Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope
In this image taken on Monday, April 28, 2025, and made available Saturday, May 3, 2025, by Vatican Media, workers prepare the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, where the upcoming conclave will start ...
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Conclave begins: How long before new pope is revealed? Who is the most likely next pope?
They vote in the Sistine Chapel, where the ceiling was painted by Michelangelo from 1508-1512 A.D. After each vote, smoke will be sent up as a signal through the Sistine Chapel chimney ...
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Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff must vow secrecy under threat of excommunication
In this image taken on Monday, April 28, 2025, and made available Saturday, May 3, 2025, by Vatican Media, workers prepare the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, where the upcoming conclave will start ...