Michelangelo became a hard-nosed businessman and by the time of his death had become one of the wealthiest men in Italy. In 1507 his friend, Agnolo Doni, ordered a beautiful portrait of the Holy ...

The Sistine Chapel restoration brought new beauty and wonder to a Renaissance classic. It also brought a chorus of howling ...

The SMK in Copenhagen couldn’t move the Italian artist’s sculptures, so it’s showing reproductions in the show “Michelangelo Imperfect,” including a new set of ‘identical’ 3D-printed works made by ...

Italian authorities allow the sketches ... Beyond the sketches, the exhibition includes a portrait of Michelangelo by Renaissance artist Giuliano Bugiardini, also being shown in the U.S. for ...

Other Renaissance works of art such as Michelangelo’s David reference ... of portraiture in the Renaissance has a two-fold nature. Portraits reflected the values of Renaissance humanism ...

William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art presents an illuminating exhibition of the Renaissance master’s drawings for the Sistine Chapel ceiling and ‘The Last Judgment.’ ...

The exhibition at Rome's Palazzo Barberini is one of the most extensive showcases of Caravaggio’s works ever staged, with ...