The Last Judgment is a common theme in Christian art. But Michelangelo's dramatic imagery in his Sistine Chapel fresco ...

A survey of this giant of Renaissance art opens this month at the Met. Three experts show us why he matters as much as ...

Works newly attributed to the Renaissance artist had exciting stories behind them. But experts say they are unlikely to be by his hand.

Author claims archive documents show Christ the Saviour bust was one of the artist’s secret works ...

Discovery centres on stylised initials says Belgian art historian but Ekserdjian stresses that artist’s entire canon is ...

Beyond his enthusiastic embrace of sculpture and resentment over the Sistine Chapel project, the artist found painting in ...

Fresh documents are shedding light on a long-standing historical mystery. The findings suggest some artworks may have been ...

Michelangelo was a Renaissance master, achieved greatness in sculpture, painting, and architecture. His famous works include ...

Scientific analysis links a Pietà painting to Michelangelo, based on pigments, monograms, and stylistic parallels. A researcher also attributes a bust in a Roman basilica to Michelangelo, arguing it ...

A culture that neglects the beautiful is a culture that will quickly become disenfranchised with the true and the good.

Michelangelo’s artwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is beyond legendary. People travel to Rome from all over the world to experience its breathtaking<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Michelangelo ordered many of his artworks to be hidden by his pupils in a secret room to protect them for posterity.