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Michelangelo's David in the Accademia, Florence.

On this day in history: Michelangelo’s David unveiled

September 8, 2024September 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 8th September 1504, Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the sculpture of the Biblical hero David, was unveiled in the Piazza dell Signoria, Florence.

Michelangelo's three pietas to be displayed in Florence. Image is of the pieta in the Vatican.

On this day in history: Michelangelo’s La Pietà Commissioned

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 26th August 1498, one of the most iconic sculptures in the history of art, La Pietà, was commissioned, marking a pivotal moment in the career of the young Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Last Judgement of Geneva purported to be by Michelangelo

Michelangelo: Last Judgement in oil on canvas says scholar

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Art scholar Amel Olivares asserts that Michelangelo painted “A small Last Judgement with Christ the Judge and other figures from the famous fresco that can be admired in the Sistine Chapel” in oil on canvas.

Michelangelo attributed sketch which may go uup for auction

Michelangelo attributed sketch may go up for auction

April 6, 2024April 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The former owners of a villa near Florence, where Michelangelo once lived, are considering auctioning off a large-scale drawing. The Michelangelo attributed sketch divides critics on its authenticity.

Drawings in Michelangelo' secret hideout under the Medici Chapels in Florence.

Michelangelo’s secret hideout opens this month

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A small room located beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence that is thought to have served as Michelangelo’s secret hideout briefly in 1530 is due to open to the public on a regular basis from November.

The Battle of the Frescoes – da Vinci v Michelangelo

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In the 1560s, Giorgio Vasari redecorated the Council Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. In doing so he replaced what survived of the most ambitious public art commission of the Renaissance. A battle of frescoes involving the two legends of art at the time – Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

Michelangelo’s three ‘pietas’ united for first time ever

February 23, 2022August 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence’s Opera del Duomo museum has an historic exhibition of Michelangelo’s three ‘pietas’. The different versions of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of her son, Jesus, have never been shown together before.

busts of Michelangelo on display in Accademia. Image by Russell McNeil via Flickr under creative commons license

All busts of Michelangelo on display in Florence

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Tuesday (15th February), all nine busts of Michelangelo are due to go on display at Florence’s Accademia Gallery. The display runs until June 19th.