The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

This drama-documentary series offers an account of three of Italy’s monumental artists—Leonardo, Raphael and, as played by ...

Step inside the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where Michelangelo’s legendary ceiling frescoes—including The Creation of Adam—unfold above in breathtaking detail, offering a rare and ...

Michelangelo's Notable Works Battles of the Centaurs (1492) Bacchus (1496 - 1497) La Pieta (1490 - 1499) David (1501 - 1504) The Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1512) The Last Judgement (1541) ...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero explores the early part of Michelangelo’s career and his early sculptures. Michelangelo’s fame quickly spread throughout the world, and he became known as the “Divine ...

In old age, Michelangelo readily acknowledged his debt to the Medici, but there is — pointedly — no reference in Condivi’s biography to Bertoldo. That Michelangelo studied his work closely is evident ...

These Renaissance masterpieces cost multiples of Michelangelo’s paintings The celebrated Battle of Pavia tapestries, on loan from Italy, are now touring the United States.

Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari commission pits him against his rival, Michelangelo. In October 1503, Leonardo da Vinci begins work on a monumental mural, The Battle of Anghiari. But ...