Michelangelo, the genius behind David and the Sistine Chapel, led a life filled with passion, a legendary rivalry with Leonardo da Vinci, and artistic obsession. On his 550th birth anniversary, we ...

Michelangelo’s exact job description for the project was to create “the most beautiful work of marble in Rome, one that no living artist could better.” While other sculptors might have ...

The Genesis of the Sistine exhibit, running through May 28, 2025, includes some works that have never been seen in the United States. Here’s how to access the Renaissance master’s pieces.

Of the hundreds of drawings Michelangelo is thought to have created ... will be displayed next to color images of the finished works that cover the interior of the Sistine Chapel.

With a passion for arguing and a sharp tongue to match his extraordinary genius, Michelangelo was both the enfant prodige and ...

Thursday, March 6, marks the 550th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti. He won’t be blowing out any candles, of course, but his work retains its grip on the public imagination.

prophets’ faces and apostles’ bodies will be displayed next to color images of the finished works that cover the interior of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo’s “Self-portrait in the act of ...