On March 6, 2025, the birthday of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) will mark its 550th anniversary. Fittingly, a recent discovery is making waves in the art world just in time for…
A previously unknown, limewood model of Pope Julius II is currently stirring the art history world—ironically just before the 550th anniversary of Michelangelo Buonarroti’s birth. It could well be the…
In the year of the 550th birthday of the exceptional artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known as “Michelangelo”, the art world is about to experience a sensation: a 16th-century…
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The back of this wooden sculpture by Michelangelo shows traces of carving and is deliberately unfinished - another trademark of his style. This "roughly left" back gives the figure a…
The extraordinary pope figure by Michelangelo is particularly impressive due to its detailed mouth. The open mouth shows the masterful craftsmanship of the Italian artist. A lively mouth in a…