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Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment, the vast and formidable fresco that dominates the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major cleaning in more than 30 years, the Vatican has ...

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 ...

Masterpiece To Be Cleaned – Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment 2026-02-09T21:11:06-05:00 Alice H. Murray The Pope’s official residence in Vatican City, the Apostolic Palace, contains the Sistine Chapel.

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VATICAN CITY — 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 major ...

Michelangelo's fresco of "The Last Judgment," covering the wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, is being restored. The work, which started on Feb. 1, 2026, is expected to ...

Journalists report in front of a screen with a replica of “The Last Judgment,” superimposed on it that covers the scaffolding used for its extraordinary maintenance, during the presentation for press ...

FILE - A visitor kneels in front of the Last Judgement fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo inside the Sistine Chapel in Rome, May 3, 2021. (AP ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — “The Last Judgment,” Michelangelo’s vast fresco painted into the plaster of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, is undergoing an extraordinary maintenance process in preparation for ...