Leonardo and Michelangelo, duking it out for Renaissance commissions, became bitter rivals, but why did their beef begin?

Michelangelo, who had just completed his statue David, and Leonardo da Vinci were already in Florence; Raphael traveled to the city that year to study Leonardo’s work. Leonardo, who was around ...

Amidst this vibrant backdrop, two prodigious talents, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, found themselves at odds. Da Vinci was two decades senior and had already established his reputation.

Photo: Antonio Quattrone, 2009 There's nothing unusual about discoveries of lost works by Leonardo da Vinci. Every few ... genuine a small plaster study for Michelangelo's David in which, it ...