Some social media users have claimed that Michelangelo based his depictions of Jesus on Tommaso de’ Cavalieri.

Researchers have claimed that Christ disciple Mary Magdalene may have been hiding in plain sight in Michelangelo’s Sistine ...

Our critic Margaret Carrigan goes through the 10 most famous works by Michelangelo. Which are the greatest? And which is the ...

An exhibition at London’s Royal Academy focuses on a time when the three Renaissance artists were all in Florence, developing ...

Despite millions of tourists visiting Rome's Sistine Chapel every year, none had spotted the depiction of a major biblical ...

Now, an exhibition—titled “Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504”—at the Royal Academy of Arts in London reexamines the renowned trio. The show spotlights the year 1504 ...

The Italian master's The Last Judgement is a fresco painting that covers the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in ...

Despite being a central figure in Christ's story, Mary Magdalene had not yet been identified in Michelangelo’s "The Last ...

Another powerful sign of the Michelangelo phenomenon is that you feel closer to your ideal self. In some cases, people report ...

Measuring 45 feet by 40 feet, it was painted onto the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo between 1536 and 1541. The masterpiece shows several ...

MILAN — Few know that legendary Italian painter and sculptor Michelangelo spent his final days completing a marble Virgin and ...

Researchers have claimed that Christ disciple Mary Magdalene may have been hiding in plain sight in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel masterpiece for nearly 500 years. The sneaky figure’s identity ...