Michelangelo Buonarroti - Finestre sull'Arte

Florence, an exhibition at Palazzo Vecchio explores the relationship between Michelangelo and power

Michelangelo and Power is the title of the exhibition that will animate Palazzo Vecchio in Florence from October 18, 2024 to January 26, 2025. Organized by the City of Florence in collaboration with the Casa Buonarroti Foundation and the MUS.E Founda...
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A drawing by Michelangelo hits the market: it is recognized as the first of his career

When, in 2019, art historian Timothy Clifford announced that he had identified the first known work of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564) the stir was great: then, for some time, the drawing he attributed to a very young Michelangel...
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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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