On Sept. 8, 1504, Michelangelo’s towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy. The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound statue carved from a single block of white Italian ...

One of the most famous artists of all time, Renaissance master Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is known for many things: his decoration of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel (which is currently ...

Want to organize a Michelangelo exhibition? Buckle up—it’s going to be a wild ride. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s stunning survey of Michelangelo drawings (on view through February 15) required ...

Maybe all you know of Michelangelo is that he’s one of four Italian Renaissance artists whose names got co-opted for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. Chances are, you’ll still get a charge ...

In one of the most recognizable and reproduced images ever created, a reclining Adam reaches out for the extended arm of his hovering God, who is enveloped in a crimson robe and surrounded by ...

This student-organized exhibition highlights the influence of Michelangelo's art and the legend of his character in the years after his death. Reproductive prints by Renaissance artists, images of ...

This one should ring a bell. There are few names more synonymous with the history of Western art than Michelangelo. Thus, it was easy to understand the obvious excitement of William M. Griswold, ...

Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) burned his drawings by the bushel for many reasons, including a desire to prevent imitators from ripping off his ideas, and to assert the primacy of his finished ...

When you’re talking about the greatest artists of all time, a few names come to mind, like da Vinci, van Gogh, Picasso, Britney Spears, and so on. But you might name Michelangelo as the one who reigns ...

Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, revered for masterpieces like the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the statue of David. But early in his career Michelangelo was involved in ...

A partial view of "Streetology," painted by Michelangelo Lovelace in 1999, on view at the Akron Art Museum. Artworks of Cleveland often highlight the skyline or landmarks like the Terminal Tower and ...