The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

The artwork, believed to be the original work of Mantegna, was recently rediscovered in the Sanctuary of Pompeii.

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More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

A Deposition of Christ whose recent restoration has enabled a definite attribution to Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna will ...

Two dozen works from museums and private collectors around the world are on display, with some reunited for the first time in ...

Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica. From the 1st-Century BCE ruins of the Imperial Forum to the Trevi Fountain’s ...

The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call ...

If you're visiting the Vatican, you might be surprised to learn that this common item is banned. Here's why you can't bring ...

There’s no border control separating it from Rome either. Just walk in and explore ... s Baldachin and Michelangelo’s Pietà. The Vatican Museums house one of the most extensive art ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are going ahead with the state visit to Italy and the Vatican, including plans for a ...