Rome’s lesser-known ‘other Sistine Chapel’ is a frenzy of opulence
Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a ...
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Painting worth £85 million seized after family 'kept it hidden from traffickers'
Since then, it has been long forgotten. Originally donated by the artist to Pope Sixtus IV, it was later housed in a church in the town of Santa Maria la Carità. Then, a local family was ...
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The pope is kicking off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
The Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV for the Jubilee of 1475, and the big Vatican garage was built for the 2000 Jubilee under St. John Paul II. Pope Boniface VII called the first ...
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: Street Justice
As this failed assassination attempt reverberated far beyond Florence, sparking a war with Pope Sixtus IV and reshaping the politics of Renaissance Italy. Cooper Kupp Shared His Blunt Conversation ...