A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.
The Renaissance rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael vied for the attention of wealthy Italian patrons during the early ...
Michelangelo was not merely a giant of the Renaissance. He was also one of the era's most controversial personalities. Art ...
The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.
A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a ...
This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and ...
Everything from fashion, to contemporary art, to ancient relics has the Midas touch at the ostentatious (and very shiny) ...
Ken Burns dives into the boundless curiosity at the core of Leonardo da Vinci's exploits in new PBS documentary.
The basilica, consecrated on Nov. 18, 1626, is a place of beauty and transcendence, prayer and worship. It is a place made ...
Recent studies show that some characters in the Sistine Chapel frescoes may show signs of illness: what does that mean?
Harry Kane’s statue has been unveiled – and fans have been left hugely unimpressed. The England captain had been made up in bronze in 2020 following a £7,200 commission by Waltham ...