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Long before he became the greatest artist of the Renaissance, Michelangelo committed an art fraud that fooled a wealthy buyer.
Art fraud was a common occurrence in the Italian Renaissance. Even a young Michelangelo took part in such a scheme, long ...
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‘Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine’ Review: Exhibiting Perfection’s Preparations
Reunited for the first time are three separated drawings ... Fresh curatorial discoveries convincingly assert that Michelangelo, while painting the chapel, was still contemplating Pope Julius ...
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Why Is Michelangelo's David So Important?
A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world's most famous sculpture ...
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Drawings Make First U.S. Visit
During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds ... including one believed to be the artist’s first iteration of the ceiling.
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Another very famous sonnet in the exhibition, also likely sent to Giovanni da Pistoia, contains a self-portrait of Michelangelo painting the ceiling. The show marks the first time these two ...