Michelangelo Buonarroti - Finestre sull'Arte

Michelangelo doodle that started from an estimate of $6,000 sold for $200,000

It didn't go so well for those who had dreamed of taking home a Michelangelo drawing for a relatively low figure at Christie' s auction in New York the day before yesterday: the sheet with a doodle by the great artist, which had been put up for sale ...
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Michelangelo Buonarroti's Birthplace in Caprese: a journey through sculpture

"Michelangelo [...] from his modest castle where that great man was born, my thoughts turn to Vespignano, to Vinci, to Certaldo where Giotto, Leonardo, Boccaccio were born, and to so many other Italian lands from whence other supreme men came forth t...
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A special evening for Michelangelo's birthday at the Accademia Gallery in Florence

On March 6, 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born, and in 2017 theAssociation of Friends of the Accademia Gallery of Florence was established. The Accademia Gallery of Florence celebrates these two important anniversaries on Wednesday, March 6, 2024...
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At auction at Christie's a Michelangelo folio at an incredibly affordable price

A Michelangelo drawing at auction at a decidedly affordable price. What might be a dream for many collectors is now a reality: a sketch by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564) will go up for auction at Christie's on April 17 with an ...
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Aug. 8, 1873 - 2023: Michelangelo's David has been in the Accademia Gallery in Florence for 150 years

Tuesday, August 8, marks one hundred and fifty years since the arrival of Michelangelo's David at the Accademia Gallery in Florence: it wasAugust 8, 1873. The imposing marble statue, created by uun young Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504, had been p...
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After Florence and Milan, Vatican Museums welcome casts of Michelangelo's three Pieta

On the occasion of Easter, the Vatican Museums are opening to the public until Jan. 6, 2024, the exhibition Michelagnolo's Love and Effort Together. The casts of the three Pieta, dedicated to the three Pieta by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Set up at the ...
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Florence's Accademia Gallery celebrates Michelangelo's birthday with a special evening

OnMonday, March 6, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Accademia Gallery in Florence is celebrating Michelangelo 's birthday (born March 6, 1475) along with the sixth year of theAssociation of Friends of the Accademia Gallery in Florence with a special evening, or...
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Comparison between Sebastiano del Piombo and Michelangelo's drawings for the Sistine Chapel in Viterbo

Michelangelo Buonarroti and Sebastiano del Piombo in dialogue in an exhibition in Viterbo: from October 30, 2022 to January 15, 2023, the city of the Popes will in fact host the exhibition Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel. Drawings from the Casa B...
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