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  1. 'Lunchtime Lipo': Lightning-Fast Procedure Lets Patients on Break Lose Muffin Tops, but Is It Safe?

    Mon, 13 May 2013

    Montreal, considers himself an artist , and the human body is his canvas Rollins said. "When someone asked Michelangelo how he did create the statue of David , he said, 'I just removed the

  2. Modern-Day Michelangelo Replicates Sistine Chapel in his Hometown

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    had an idea back in 2001. He would replicate Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel in his own neighborhood church. With no money has been working for 12 years to accomplish what Michelangelo did in four (with the help of assistants.) As

  3. Shadows Become Art Through Trash Sculptures

    Thu, 28 Mar 2013

    For Dutch artist Diet Wiegman everyday objects household trash used to portray Michelangelo 's David , as in David Deformed, 1983 . Other times Wiegman has made trash beautiful. David Deformed, 1983 Atlas Off Balance

  4. Pope Francis Faces Busy Schedule - and Could Even Meet With Former Pope Benedict

    Wed, 13 Mar 2013

    with him in the Sistine Chapel -- he said at Rome's main basilica dedicated to the altar in front of Michelangelo 's " Last Judgment " in the Sistine Chapel , as dictated by St. Mary Major basilica . On Friday, he

  5. Conclaves Through History: 7 Moments That Shaped the Process

    Tue, 12 Mar 2013

    smoke to curl out of the Sistine Chapel 's chimney, signifying of the altar of the Sistine Chapel , gets its name from must take place in the Sistine Chapel . Previous popes had process take place under Michelangelo 's frescoes. Throughout

  6. 5 Things to Know This Morning

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013

    of the morning. 1. Sistine Chapel Closed to Visitors for Conclave The Sistine Chapel closes to visitors today 1 p.m. Tuesday, Michelangelo 's frescoed masterpiece are burned, to the Sistine Chapel 's chimney. 2. Woman

News

  1. Rome Adjusts to Life Without a Pope as Cardinals Prepare for Conclave

    Fri, 1 Mar 2013

    own hands. The design for the seal was inspired by Michelangelo ; the edges and the inside were inspired by St. Peter's Square. "This is my masterpiece, my Sistine Chapel ," he said. Benedict can no longer wear it. The Vatican

  2. From Vatican City to Castel Gandolfo, The Pope's Digs

    Wed, 27 Feb 2013

    view of St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican during 2013 at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Images) A view of Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel on Jan. 11, 2009 balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of the Easter

  3. How a New Pope Will Be Chosen to Replace Pope Benedict XVI

    Mon, 11 Feb 2013

    Cardinals in Rome, who gather under Michelangelo 's famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel under strict security measures from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel . If the cardinals elect a new pope

  4. Botched Art Restoration Becomes Online Sensation

    Tue, 28 Aug 2012

    fresco by the Spanish painter Elias Garcia Martinez been donated by the artist 's granddaughter masterworks like Michelangelo 's "Creation of to reports, an artist herself, has now discovered after the painter 's granddaughter

  5. Italy’s Icons Become Billboards to Pay Debt

    Thu, 10 Nov 2011

    its debts and everything is on the table, including some of the country’s iconic landmarks. Who can forget Michelangelo ’s David or that leaning tower in Pisa. In the past few years, some of these monuments have become billboards. From the

  6. Jay-Z and HP, Beyonce and Samsung: Meet the Man Who Pairs Celebs With Brands

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    celebrity to a brand is a fine art. The Michelangelo of that art is Steve Stoute, 40 he said, "gave it to this young artist called Chris Brown and 'Forever real. "If you don't believe the artist uses the product, and they're just

  7. Nov. 1: All Saints’ Day; Day of the Innocents; Sistine Chapel ’s Public Debut

    Tue, 1 Nov 2011

    Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes were on This Day: 1512 Sistine Chapel Opens to Public Italian artist Michelangelo spent years working on frescoes of Rome’s Sistine Chapel . On Nov. 1, 1512

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Videos

  1. Mexican Michelangelo Replicates Sistine Chapel in his Hometown

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    Michelangelo started Sistine Chapel . imagine that 500 years City. This is the Mexicans Sistine Chapel by we have another Michelangelo with a twist his name is ago after a visit to the Sistine Chapel . There in the Vatican he

    Sistine Chapel found at 0:05, 1:50

    -- -- Michelangelo started -- Sistine Chapel . -- -- imagine that 500 years later in the new world his crowning achievement would be recreated here a modest church. Mexico City. This is the Mexicans Sistine Chapel by we have another Michelangelo with a twist his name is Miguel -- -- He mistook him -- on -- coming -- -- -- Genius or crazy Don -- a retired graphic designer started his artistic adventure twelve years ago after a visit to the Sistine Chapel . There in the Vatican he was inspired to do the same at his hometown church he took took place and -- what do -- level -- that. -- to a unilateral. Green total sense -- the Sistine Chapel and his church have almost the same dimensions. He immediately asked his parish priest if he could paint the vaulted ceiling. -- -- -- -- not to put that -- unanimous -- unanimously in the NCA. -- -- -- -- -- -- It's been neither easy nor fast for Don Miguel. Unlike Michelangelo . He's done everything by himself except for -- volunteer here -- there. -- in this audience and use them for them you
    as long as he can achieve his dream of finishing the Mexican Sistine Chapel which is still five years away from completion. It's pretty -- opium and let. Me to Budapest with reporting from Maria --
  2. Papal Conclave 2013: First Day of Voting Ends, No New Pope

    Tue, 12 Mar 2013

    Above the Sistine Chapel the smoke is back. Of the Sistine Chapel after morning In front the Michelangelo 's last judgment . East Harlem back into the Sistine Chapel were all cardinals bells of the basilica all of them

    Michelangelo Last Judgment found at 4:19

    place in Amman and current -- chalice. In front the -- -- Michelangelo's last judgment East Harlem Mexico swearing that he has decided this good conscience on knowing that you be touched by the lower court. I'm
  3. The Michelangelo of Waterloo, Iowa

    Wed, 27 Sep 2006

    Iowa. He is story of Michelangelo keen eye and a lot ABC's bill Blakemore. Michelangelo 's great Sistine Chapel is one of the most year old spray paint artist living in Waterloo completing when it took Michelangelo for years to create

    Michelangelo found at 0:18

    remarkable 27 year old living in Iowa. He is -- story of Michelangelo keen eye and a lot of spray paint spray paint. Here's ABC's bill Blakemore. Michelangelo's great Sistine Chapel is one of the most intricate artistic achievements in the world -- -- closely. One of these is a replica done with cans of spray paint. -- -- originally from Bosnia just 27 year old spray paint artist living in Waterloo Iowa. After only four months he's on the verge of completing when it took Michelangelo for years to create. -- -- It was six. -- This -- morning. -- -- spent his family's savings to buy a
  4. Pope Voting Continues: 2 Black Smoke Signals

    Wed, 13 Mar 2013

    chimney on top of the sistine chapel just moments ago. You the chimney atop the sistine chapel . The second and third electors filed into the sistine chapel and one by one took the oath of secrecy beneath michelangelo 's iconic frescos

    Michelangelo found at 1:43

    few hours earlier when each of the cardinal electors filed into the sistine chapel and one by one took the oath of secrecy beneath michelangelo's iconic frescos. The enormity of the moment and setting wasn't lost on cardinal timothy dolan of new york who seemed noticeably in
  5. Pope Benedict XVI Retirement Countdown

    Wed, 27 Feb 2013

    Peter's basilica . The swiss conclave. Abc's david wright tells file into the sistine chapel and lock the happen in the sistine chapel , where the creaming is michelangelo 's masterpiece whispering. David wright, abc

    Michelangelo found at 4:37

    to let the holy spirit in. Not going to happen in the sistine chapel , where the creaming is michelangelo's masterpiece. These days, the cardinals have rooms in a vatican guest house, but they're still cut off from the outside world for
  6. Papal Conclave: The Vatican's Ancient Ritual Begins

    Mon, 11 Mar 2013

    the halls of the sistine chapel . The history of the doors to the sistine chapel are locked -- an the watchful eye of michelangelo 's " last judgment ," cast their votes right back inside the sistine chapel and made the cardinals

    Michelangelo Last Judgment found at 5:25

    time, they walk to the altar, and under the watchful eye of michelangelo's " last judgment cast their votes. Three cardinals do the counting. Thenthose ballots are ruined, -- burned, never to be seen again. Even in thn
  7. Catholic Church in Temporary Hands Following Pope's Resignation

    Sat, 2 Mar 2013

    be destroyed. Abc's david wright. Reporter: The square itself. This is your sistine chapel this ring? Benedict can vatican museum. Just like michelangelo 's masterpiece. Our thanks to david again tonight.

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    again. Reporter: He hopes the ring in the vatican museum. Just like michelangelo's masterpiece. Our thanks to david again tonight.
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Photos

  1. For the past 12 years, and with no funding, Miguel Macias has been replicating Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings at his neighborhood church in Mexico City.
  2. PHOTO: A general view of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel on January 11, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican.
  3. PHOTO: Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes were revealed to the public for the first time on Nov. 1, 1512.

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