‘Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine’ Review: Exhibiting Perfection’s Preparations
William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art presents an illuminating exhibition of the Renaissance master’s drawings for the ...
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Genesis of the Creator
Michelangelo Buonarroti wasn’t a great painter, per his own admission, especially compared to his contemporaries and students ...
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Did the Vatican Once House Erotic Frescos?
The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...
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Nine things you might not know about the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was part of a glorification of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus.
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No Michelangelo, but Rome’s other Sistine Chapel is just as impressive
Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a soul inside to detract from the visual onslaught. To anyone who has ...