When we speak of Michelangelo Buonarroti, we immediately think of marble: David, the Pietà, Moses. His works seem to be carved in stone for eternity. That the great master of…
Historical and Liturgical Context of the Chirothecae The chirothecae are liturgical gloves that became part of the official pontifical vestments in the 11th century. As integral elements of episcopal and…
An iconographic detail between asceticism, symbolic politics, and staging a liturgical vestment, one can see a simple, multi-stranded rope around the waist of a sculpture that represents Pope Julius II.But…
An art-historical look at an overlooked fragment of papal pictorial policy during the High Renaissance. More than a Detail In the center of the chest. Almost inconspicuous. A winged angel's…
A colorful linden wood sculpture depicting Pope Julius II enthroned and attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti is causing international excitement. It is suspected that the sculpture is the lost model of…
A Statue Above Bologna – And Then Gone For more than three years, a magnificent bronze statue of Pope Julius II, created by Michelangelo, stood proudly above the main portal…