In the art world, it has always been about who you know, not what you know. And who Michelangelo knew almost cost him his life. The banishment didn’t last for long, and they were reinstated in 1530.

Michelangelo is believed to have made the rarely seen drawings while in hiding after the pope sentenced him to death. Drawings believed to be by Michelangelo in the Stanza Segreta, or Secret Room, at ...

Instead of “The Da Vinci Code,” call this “The Michelangelo Code.” The artist managed to sneak unorthodox heresies into his ostensibly pious portrayals and also was able to fulfill his lifelong ...

Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith. After four long years, Michelangelo finally unveils the completed Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Chapel's ...

In the early 16th century, three of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance circled each other in Florence, vying for influence and looking for inspiration. Now, an exhibition—titled ...

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 than 600 ...

While preparing to fresco the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, Italian artist Michelangelo created hundreds—possibly thousands—of small sketches to work out the design. He destroyed many of those preliminary ...

More than 3,000 drones lit up the night sky above the Vatican, forming images of the Virgin Mary, Pope Francis and Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” in a spectacle over St. Peter’s Basilica. More than ...