A golden cover (kaporet or parochet) was placed over and above the Ark, from which two cherubs were hammered out, one on either side. Rashi cites the Midrash: “They had the form of the face of a ...

Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making this city-state so immense (and notoriously crowded) that guided Vatican tours are highly recommended.

Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was part of a glorification of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus.

Sistine Stallone, the daughter of Sylvester and Jennifer Flavin, recounted her frightening experience on the Monday, October 6 episode of her Unwaxed podcast. As she was walking down the street in ...

You no longer need a plane ticket to Italy to see Michelangelo’s masterpiece at the Sistine Chapel. You can get even closer to it in Brooklyn. At Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition ...

Sophie McLean; Madonna/Instagram Imagine scrolling through Instagram and learning your ex is dating the biggest pop star in the world. Well, that's exactly what happened to Reagan Rice ...

Art lovers and history enthusiasts rejoice! A new exhibit replicating Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel debuted Friday at Industry City, bringing the renowned beauty of the Italian artist’s artwork to New ...

The Gallery of Candelabra, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps – where the guide shared interesting facts about Italy in the 1600s – are other focal points, as is the Sistine Chapel.

Madonna was 8 years old when Joan married her father in 1966. Three years earlier, in December 1963, her mother, also named Madonna, passed away at the age of 30. Though Joan’s obituary stated ...

Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Madonna/Instagram Madonna is one proud mom! The pop star, 66, shared two posts on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, Sept. 28, to promote her 12-year-old daughter Estere ...