Patches of calcium lactate have dulled the colors of the famous 16th-century mural, which hasn't been cleaned since 1994.

As part of a landmark restoration of Michelangelo's epic in the Sistine Chapel, specialists have been scrubbing away layers of dried sweat.

As the Sistine Chapel masterpiece is given a facelift, new aspects of the painter’s genius are coming to light ...

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco has been cleaned for the first time in decades after human sweat damaged the painting.

"It represents the end of the world, the awaking of the dead, the second coming of Christ, and the final pronouncement by God ...

A thin, white film caused by decades of rising visitor numbers has dulled the dramatic contrasts of Michelangelo’s 'Last ...

A woman walks behind a screen with a replica of ‘The Last Judgment,’ superimposed on it that covers the scaffolding used for ...

Michelangelo's famous The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel is getting its biggest facelift in more than three ...

Visitors often reach the Sistine Chapel overheated after walking through non-air-conditioned galleries. Combined with rising temperatures those conditions have led to more sweat in the sacred space.

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades. The imposing fresco of heaven and hell dominates the Sistine Chapel.

When millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel - which has Michelangelo's soaring Last Judgment on one wall - to begin the ...