Visiting the site of Michelangelo's most unfiltered work allows travelers a first-hand insight into the artist's past, the history of Italian art, and turbulent tales of Florence. Michelangelo di ...

Legendary Italian artist Michelangelo never actually wanted to work on the Sistine Chapel, considered to be some of his ...

Art fraud was a common occurrence in the Italian Renaissance. Even a young Michelangelo took part in such a scheme, long before he became known as one of the greatest artists of all time.

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. The building was built between 1473 and 1481 and is the most ...

Michelangelo’s reputation was so immense ... one of the greatest noses in history.

So it was that Michelangelo, the supreme sculptor, created what is probably one of the most sacred images of Western art history. At the heart of the epic work is the Creation: God extends his ...

The unveiling of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling marked a pivotal moment in the history of art and architecture. Michelangelo’s masterful work has since become an iconic symbol of the Renaissance.

A rare collection of sketches by Michelangelo, made in preparation for painting the Vatican's Sistine Chapel ceiling, is on display in the United States. The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the ...

Michelangelo emerges as a man at odds with ... and offers no easy answers to the questions the book raises: Who owns history? What is art’s role in truth-telling? And when does honoring the ...

On March 6, 1475, in the Tuscan town of Caprese, in Italy, a child was born who would become one of history's most celebrated artists: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Renowned for ...

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel predominantly ... How exactly did this team locate such minute anomalies amongst all of art history, let alone the Sistine Chapel’s 300 figures?

Saving Michelangelo’s Dome ... We strive to offer trustworthy perspectives on everything from art history to contemporary art. We spotlight artist-led social movements, uncover overlooked ...