Michelangelo’s famous frescoes at the Sistine Chapel were originally met with scorn, concern, and controversy.

What are we to make of Michelangelo Buonarroti? Was he a man of true faith, or was he given over to the sins that marred his time? After all, it was the age of the Renaissance, when Europe basked in ...

From The Dome’s opening to Pharrell’s new Virginia brand, here’s a look at some of the biggest stories in local arts and ...

Msgr. Verdon said that the Vatican Pietà is the only one of the three to remain in the place it was intended for — above an altar in St. Peter’s Basilica. A close-up of the copy of Michelangelo's ...

If you ever wanted to own a Michelangelo, now is your chance. On April 17, Christie’s is auctioning off one of the Italian master’s drawings tagged with the estimate of $6,000 to 8,000—a steal ...

Hanging on the palatial red walls on the second floor of the Muscarelle Museum of Art are some of Michelangelo’s most rare and precious drawings. Sketches upon sketches glimmer under the subdued light ...

A simple photograph sent to Christie's by an unsuspecting owner has led to one of the most exciting art world discoveries in ...

Varying views about Michelangelo's hidden messages in his famous ceiling. May 2, 2008 — -- For centuries, people have traveled to Rome to visit the Sistine Chapel to stare up at Michelangelo's ...

In 1554, the Italian chronicler Giorgio Vasari wrote to Michelangelo entreating the 79-year-old to return to his native Florence from Rome, where the artist had lived for the past four decades. “I ...

Michelangelo’s artistic masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel broke new ground in portraying the dynamic creative acts of God, but his work also depicts the combined importance of men and women through ...