Millions of visitors may have been damaging the Sistine Chapel’s “Last Judgement” over the years without knowing it. Now, restoration is underway to remove decades of tourist sweat from the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – A thin white film caused by decades of rising visitor numbers has dulled the dramatic contrasts of Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel. VATICAN CITY (RNS) – “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelangelo's 16th-century fresco 'The Last Judgment.' Sistine Chapel collection via Wikimedia Commons Michelangelo’s fresco of ...

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 (AP) — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last ...