where art is studied through a medical lens to supplement understanding of health issues at the time. Researchers have ...

The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

An international team of experts has discovered that one of the figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo's frescoes, depicts the symbol of a disease that affects a ...

An international team of experts has found that one of the figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, enriched with ...

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A diverse team of experts is arguing that Michelangelo painted one woman in the Sistine Chapel with breast cancer, for ...

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A hidden detail in Michelangelo’s "The Flood" may reveal a woman with breast cancer, adding a shocking twist to the iconic Sistine Chapel masterpiece.

Led by forensic pathologist Andreas G. Nerlich of Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, a team of international experts propose that Michelangelo's fresco "The Flood" in the Sistine Chapel portrays ...

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Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers.