Sex and the Sistine Chapel
The Prophet Daniel, before and after cleaning.I returned to Rome first and foremost to see the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which I hadn't visited for something like thirty years, and which I've been eager to inspect ever since its popular (but controversial) cleaning.From the many images in the press, I expected an utter transformation. Still, it is one thing to see "before and after" photos, like the one ab…