The backstage story or behind-the-scenes view of the creation of art is often as intriguing to audiences as the work itself. We are in awe of the talent that can ...

The exhibit opened at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo on Feb. 24, and includes the Florentine Pietà, also called the Deposition, which Michelangelo worked on from 1547 to 1555, and exact casts ...

Michelangelo’s fame is witnessed in such hallowed works as the Pietà (1498-99) and Moses (around 1506-13) executed in Rome, and the David (1501-04) in Florence, each hewn from an individual ...

The corner-turning lines to see Michelangelo's David at the Accademia in Florence or his Sistine Ceiling and Last Judgment at the Vatican Museums in Rome testify to the artist's continuing allure.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 7, 2022 / 04:00 am. As war rages in Ukraine and the pandemic lingers, Michelangelo’s celebrated Vatican Pietà — and two lesser-known figures he also sculpted — can be ...