Vertically, it’s Michelangelo standing, while painting a cartoonish figure on ... over the marble fragments removed to reveal the “David” or the “Pietà.” But, as mere mortals, we ...

Florence, Italy? Michelangelo’s “David” is brighter but hardly spotless after the completion Monday of a controversial cleaning timed for the 500th birthday of one of the marvels of world art.

The spirit of the painting endured ... Unlike many artists, with the Sistine Chapel (and David, of course), Michelangelo’s work was appreciated in its time. The endurance of The Last Judgement ...

In the exhibition catalogue, he describes how he came across a sheet containing a sonnet and a small, mysterious sketch attributed to Michelangelo ... in production, painting provided the ...

"David," sculpted by Michelangelo around the year 1500, is considered a masterpiece by critics and is one of the most recognized pieces of art in the world. The publication reported that Galleria ...