A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo ... - Associated Press News
Mar 28, 2024 · Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs focusing on David’s genitalia.
Michelangelo and Power at Palazzo Vecchio | The Florentine
4 days ago · The Palazzo Vecchio museum inaugurates an exhibition dedicated to Michelangelo and his relationship with power on the second floor of the Palazzo, on show from October 18 to January 26, 2025.Curated by Cristina Acidini and Sergio Risaliti, the exhibition is a project by Museo Novecento promoted by the Municipality of Florence in collaboration with the Casa …
Bringing a Deathly Michelangelo Sculpture Back to Life
Sep 27, 2021 · The restoration of a statue the artist created for his own tomb shines light on the psychology of the aging Renaissance master.
Michelangelo’s last decades: British Museum show throws light …
Feb 27, 2024 · The only complete surviving cartoon by Michelangelo will go on show in an exhibition opening at the British Museum this spring (Michelangelo: the last decades, 2 May to 28 July), focused on the...
Art Historian Says He Has Identified the Earliest Known Michelangelo ...
May 23, 2019 · Michelangelo scholar Paul Joannides suggests the work may have been made even before the young artist began working with Ghirlandaio.
This Italian icon looks like you’ve never seen it before | CNN
Oct 14, 2022 · For over 500 years, Michelangelo’s sculpture of David in Florence has stood unchanged, the marble icon of masculinity, and one of the world’s most famous works of art.
Did Michelangelo Sketch These Drawings in a Secret Room Below …
Nov 2, 2023 · Dal Poggetto was convinced Michelangelo was the artist behind the works, sketching them as he hid from a death sentence in 1530. However, since the museum director’s discovery almost 50 years ...
Michelangelo's 'secret room' in Florence to open for visitors
Oct 31, 2023 · A former coal cellar where the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo is thought to have hidden to escape from a furious pope will open to the public on Nov. 15, a museum in Florence said on...
Visitors flock to see Michelangelo's David sculpture after school ... - NPR
Mar 29, 2023 · FLORENCE, Italy — Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo's David sculpture in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar over a Florida school's decision to force the resignation of the principal...
Immersive Experience Brings Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel …
Jun 21, 2021 · The San Antonio show marks the first time “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel” has gone on view in a historic mansion.