Michelangelo
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
“Unique.” “Divine.” “Terrible.” These words have all been used to describe Michelangelo Buonarroti. The word “phenomenal” would complete the description.…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Drawings by Michelangelo and Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci’s baptism certificate, as well as texts featuring his notes, a lecture by Galileo on Dante’s Inferno –…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
In 2014, visitors entering the Sistine Chapel will be greeted by a gleaming light, seeming to radiate from the chapel’s spectacular frescoes.
That impression…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
Michelangelo's iconic statue of David will grace the Italian Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015 global trade convention, officials announced last week.
Italian…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to the Virgin Mary.Pope Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere, served from 1471 to…
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
The signing of The Lateran Treaty established Vatican City as an independent state in 1929. With little more than 400 citizens including Swiss guards,…
Culture
by Carol King |
A sketch by Michelangelo is being employed in an effort to help Italian youths avoid a life of crime as part a project using Renaissance art against Italy’s…
Culture
by Carol King |
Carol King admires a magnificent fresco cycle by the Brescian painter who foreshadowed Caravaggio.Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City…
Culture
by Gabi Logan |
When China's National Museum opened their year-long "Renaissance in Florence: Masterpieces and the Protagonists" exhibit, China Central Television's (CCTV)…
by ITALY |
words by Gabi LoganMichelangelo Buonarroti’s architectural works are on virtual display this month at the 19th Annual Restoration Arts and Cultural…
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