Vatican
Newly attributed Raphael drawing heads to auction at Dorotheum
Rediscovered work is a preparatory study for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge fresco displayed in the Vatican’s papal apartments
Death of Vatican cleric puts his lauded but mysterious art collection under new scrutiny
Canon Monsignor Michele Basso was investigated for fraud in 2000 after allegedly trying to sell fake works
Pope Benedict XVI, for eight years proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collection, has died aged 95
The German-born conservative pontiff, a noted theological scholar, tried to accommodate contemporary art but became a subject of satire
December book bag: from the Tate’s latest series delving into its collection to a colourful biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Man arrested after attacking ancient sculptures at Vatican Museums in Italy
The 65-year-old tourist reportedly told museum staff he wanted to see the Pope before throwing the Roman busts to the ground
No oil, no gas—no stopping: Climate activists in Italy glue themselves to ancient Vatican Museums sculpture
The group is funded by the Los Angeles-based Climate Emergency Fund
Vatican opens contemporary art gallery in 15th-century library
"Cultures become sick when they become self-referential," says Pope Francis at gallery launch
Pope cuts pay for clerics but not for Vatican Museum employees
After pandemic revenue crash, Vatican slashes its spending but protects all jobs
How the Pope's historic visit to Iraq highlighted Islamic State's destruction of Christian heritage—and the artists working on rebuilding it
The terrorist group destroyed 350 churches and persecuted Iraqi Christians in 2014
Hackers target oldest bible and Vatican’s other priceless treasures in online attacks
The Apostolic Library has partnered with a cyber defence firm to prevent further attempts to steal and manipulate its digital collection
Pope Francis, his crucifix and the Virgin Mary: miraculous or merely traditional?
Art history removes the numinous from art. At the Vatican’s Covid-19 blessing we saw it invoked again
Top museum directors on the challenges of climate change and mass tourism
Vatican conference on preventive conservation warns of environmental impact of short-term politics
Is nothing sacred? The Metropolitan Museum should apologise to the Vatican for Heavenly Bodies show
Curator Andrew Bolton’s Costume Institute blockbuster is pointlessly offensive to believers
Vatican to take part in the Venice Architecture Biennale with ten chapels
Norman Foster is among the roster of international architects
Vatican begins final work on Raphael rooms
The work may make it possible to identify which parts of the frescoes were painted by Giulio Romano, Raphael’s most trusted apprentice
Gay images censored after Vatican’s legal threat
Gonzalo Orquín received a letter from the Vicariate of Rome
Colour restored to Vatican’s Raphaels
After more than a decade, restoration of the monumental fresco cycle has finally been completed
The V&A and the RA compete to present a Vatican show timed to coincide with the first state visit to Britain of Pope Benedict XVI
V&A will reunite Raphael’s Sistine tapestries with their cartoons for first time in 500 years
St Peter and the Vatican: the legacy of the popes, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale
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