Michelangelo’s Kaleidoscopic Artistry and Ambition
The Renaissance master, born 550 years ago, pursued various art forms with astonishing vision and relentless drive.
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A crumbling, long-forgotten statue with an unusual erect phallus might be a Michelangelo. Renaissance scholars want hard evidence.
A researcher thinks a satyr with an erect penis and ugly laugh could secretly be the Renaissance master's self-portrait. Is it? Some 400 years ago, Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi — whose family ...
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Did Michelangelo Pull Off Art History’s Greatest Hoax With ‘Laocoön’?
The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...
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The cultural fight over Michelangelo's David
Michelangelo's David is among the most famous pieces of Renaissance artwork and remains a well-known symbol of Italy. More than 1.4 million people visit the sculpture annually at Florence's ...
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Michelangelo & the legacy of perfection and imperfection
Standing tall under a glass ceiling and bathed in the bright springtime light, Michelangelo’s most famous subject casts a ...