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 Buonarotti’s 550th birthday came this week, and to mark the occasion, a restoration of the family tombstone in the basilica of Santa Croce in Florence was unveiled. Promoted by the ...

WILLIAMSBURG — The Muscarelle Museum of Art’s commemoration of the 550th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth is now on view from March 6 to May 28. “Michelangelo: The Genesis of the ...

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.

March 6 is an important date in Italian Renaissance art history as Michelangelo was born 550 years ago and a special ceremony took place in Florence. At 10am (Italian time) a number of invited guests ...

Spent eight months in the quarries of Carrara selecting marble for the tomb 1505-1545 Michelangelo worked on the tomb of Julius II on and off, in both Rome and Florence, carved Moses, the ...

A rare collection of sketches by Michelangelo, made in preparation for painting the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, is on display in the United States. While Michelangelo is said to have created ...

The Buonarroti family tombstone has been restored by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure and Opera di Santa Croce, just in time for the artist's 550th birthday. Various Tuscan stones were used in the ...

Italy's celebration of Michelangelo will be centred in the artist's native Tuscany. Italy is marking the 550th anniversary of the High Renaissance genius Michelangelo with a series of special events ...

But that wasn’t always the case. During the Renaissance in Italy, there was only one: Michelangelo. A celebrity during his lifetime, between 1475 and 1564, Michelangelo had fans who worshipped ...