A remote and neglected masterpiece by Fra Angelico has been restored ahead of the Renaissance legend's major museum show in ...

While the central burial mound of Emperor Qin Shi Huang remains sealed, the surrounding discoveries continue to redefine what ...

The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly ...

By Victoria Cardiel After a decade of painstaking restoration, the imposing Hall of Constantine in the Vatican’s Apostolic ...

Francesco Righetti the Elder (Italian, 1749–1819) Title: Laocoon and His Sons Attacked by Serpents, 1811 Medium: Bronze Size: 15 x 11 x 5 in. (38.1 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm.) Sale: Our 26th Annual Spring Fine ...

Viero and Goffi superglued their hands to the marble base holding Laocoön and His Sons, an ancient marble sculpture on display in the Vatican Museums, on the morning of Aug. 18, 2022.

Climate change protesters glued their hands on the Roman statue of Laocoön and His Sons, one of the masterpieces of the Vatican Museums collection. Photo / AP ...

Last Generation said the group targeted the Laocoon statue, which is believed to have been carved in Rhodes in 40-30 B.C., because of the symbolic story behind it.

Earlier today, several members of Ultima Generazione glued their hands to the base of a statue at the Vatican and unfurled a banner that read “No Gas and No Coal.” ...

According to legend and the Vatican Museums’ own website, Laocoon warned his fellow Trojans against accepting the wooden horse left by the Greeks during the Trojan War.

According to legend and the Vatican Museums’ own website, Laocoon warned his fellow Trojans against accepting the wooden horse left by the Greeks during the Trojan War.