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 ...

In 1534, Michelangelo Buonarroti left his native Florence for the final time. He had been summoned to Rome to work for Pope Clement VII, and would spend the rest of his life there. He was already the ...

The artist's latest exhibition, "To Step Beyond" at New York's Lévy Gorvy Dayan, showcases his restless and relentless examination of the Arte Povera tension between techné and nature. An installation ...

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 birth of ...

An experimental exhibition in Denmark is intended to spark debate about the future use of 3D-printed replicas in museums. Plaster cast after Michelangelo Buonarroti, Head of David. Original made in ...

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, in ...

How would Lovelace’s work have evolved if he had achieved a benchmark such as the Akron exhibition while he was alive? Why did he begin reaching bigger audiences so late in his life? Would his work ...

A drawing a British man paid less than £1,000 for is set to sell for £2million after it was confirmed to be the earliest-known sketch by Michelangelo. The drawing, entitled ‘Study of Jupiter’, depicts ...