William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art presents an illuminating exhibition of the Renaissance master’s drawings for the ...

The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...

A look at how Michelangelo's sexuality affected his life and work in Renaissance Italy. Show more Michelangelo made religion sexy. That may not have been his initial aim, of course, but the way he ...

Among them, The Creation of Adam stands out, depicting the poignant moment of God's touch giving life to man. Michelangelo's ...

and other materials meant to provide a better understanding of how Michelangelo created what is arguably his most famous piece of art. There are also life-size reproductions of the Sistine Chapel ...

Michelangelo likely created hundreds—or even thousands—of preparatory drawings for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, including life-sized structural drawings called “cartoons.” Muscarelle Museum ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...