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…
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…
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…