In April 2025, archaeologists announced the discovery of the first hard physical evidence of gladiatorial combat head-to-head ...

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

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

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

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 ...