On March 6, 1475, in the Tuscan town of Caprese, in Italy, a child was born who would become one of history's most celebrated artists: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Renowned for ...

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. The building was built between 1473 and 1481 and is the most ...

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art after a monumental feat in networking and logistics by the ...

When it comes to the High Renaissance, Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) is as high as it gets. A peerless sculptor, expert draftsman, and reluctant but skilled painter, he was not only one of ...

Researchers have claimed that Christ disciple Mary Magdalene may have been hiding in plain sight in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel masterpiece for nearly 500 years. The sneaky figure’s identity ...

Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo’s Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are ...

A "hidden message" has been discovered in one of Michelangelo's most famous artworks centuries later. In what seems straight out of Dan Brown's blockbuster 2003 novel The Da Vinci code ...

Why is there not a rating on this post? While the claim appears groundless, any direct refutation is inherently limited by the fact that Michelangelo is no longer alive to provide clarity.