Michelangelo Buonarotti’s 550th birthday came this week, and to mark the occasion, a restoration of the family tombstone in the basilica of Santa Croce in Florence was unveiled. Promoted by the Opera ...
One of the most famous artists of all time, Renaissance master Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is known for many things: his decoration of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel (which is currently ...
Artist spent months in a chamber below the Medici Chapels to evade Pope Clement VII’s death sentence Michelangelo Buonarroti left behind a trail of artistic marvels, including his statue of David and ...