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  1. Amanda Knox Speaks: A Diane Sawyer Exclusive

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    and the boys she'll meet. First up, that naked michelangelo statue of david . Are you excited to see david ? David ? David , the statue of david . Oh, good one

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    her new life and the boys she'll meet. First up, that naked michelangelo statue of david Are you excited to see david David David , the statue of david Oh, good one. Well, dude, I swear to god. I don't know what it is about people who think that guys are

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  1. 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

  2. Artist Decorates the Louvre's Iconic Pyramid

    Wed, 24 Apr 2013

    An Italian artist decorated the Louvre district, La Defense. Michelangelo Pistoletto, one Pistoletto is the first artist the Louvre has invited separate works that the artist has "hidden works is a marble statue of Venus, being

  3. Artist Decorates the Louvre's Iconic Pyramid

    Wed, 24 Apr 2013

    An Italian artist decorated the Louvre district, La Defense. Michelangelo Pistoletto, one Pistoletto is the first artist the Louvre has invited separate works that the artist has "hidden works is a marble statue of Venus, being

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

News

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Rick Steves: How to avoid long lines in Europe

    Sat, 16 Jun 2012

    day. The Sistine Chapel feels more Peter's Basilica at 7:00 heavenly to see Michelangelo 's Pieta Mark's Basilica in Venice front of the basilica 's line Accademia ( Michelangelo 's David ) and the

  7. 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

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  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

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    -- -- 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. Amanda Knox Speaks: A Diane Sawyer Exclusive

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    and the boys she'll meet. First up, that naked michelangelo statue of david . Are you excited to see david ? David ? David , the statue of david . Oh, good one

    David the Statue found at 7:25

    her new life and the boys she'll meet. First up, that naked michelangelo statue of david Are you excited to see david David David , the statue of david Oh, good one. Well, dude, I swear to god. I don't know what it is about people who think that guys are
  3. 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

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    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
  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

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    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. 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

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    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
  6. 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

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    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
  7. Electing a Pope: Cardinal Describes Weight of Conclave Vote

    Wed, 13 Mar 2013

    over saint Peter's basilica almost as if god himself Pauline chapel. The Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo 's frescoes and their that chimney atop the Sistine Chapel . The smoke signals they'll go back into the Sistine Chapel . To try again.

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    Cardinals who will choose the next Pope. Left the Pauline chapel. The Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo's frescoes and their awesome responsibility. Awaited. A scene of such splendor where millions come to gaze up in wonder each year now
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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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