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William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art presents an illuminating exhibition of the Renaissance master’s drawings for the Sistine Chapel ceiling and ‘The Last Judgment.’ ...
The SMK in Copenhagen couldn’t move the Italian artist’s sculptures, so it’s showing reproductions in the show “Michelangelo Imperfect,” including a new set of ‘identical’ 3D-printed works made by ...
Michelangelo, however, insisted it was bent backwards, as Laocoön reached behind his back to grasp the serpent. In a bid to settle the matter and replace the lost arm, the Pope’s architect ...
The man who always signed his name “Michelangelo, sculttore”, was also, in spite of himself, a painter. Although Pope Julius II tempted him to Rome with the prospect of a huge marble mausoleum ...
Of the hundreds of drawings Michelangelo is thought to have created ... the drawing may be an early study of the chapel’s ...
Here’s a roundup of pieces, including essays and reviews of past shows, that illuminate the life and work of a singular artistic genius. Thursday, March 6, marked the 550th anniversary of the ...
Michelangelo Pistoletto is an Italian painter, performance artist, and theorist. Best known for his innovative stainless steel paintings with mirror-like surfaces, he also produced pioneering ...
A researcher thinks a satyr with an erect penis and ugly laugh could secretly be the Renaissance master's self-portrait. Is it? Some 400 years ago, Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi — whose family ...
Michelangelo was the ultimate Renaissance man—sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. His works, from the Sistine ...
Michelangelo Buonarroti ... Museum of Art donated its once-prized collection to the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. They had previously been neglected in “leaky” storage, The ...