Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo's Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are ...

On Michelangelo’s 544th birthday, we spoke to Dr. Edward Wouk, an expert in Renaissance art and iconography, to find out. Michelangelo, Pietà (1499) in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome . In around 1497, ...

Under Ghirlandaio’s guidance, the young Michelangelo develops his craft, and by the time the artist turns 15, Lorenzo de’ Medici, an affluent patron and the most powerful man in Florence ...

In 1964, Michelangelo's Pieta made a journey from the Vatican to the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows NYC on display in the Vatican Pavilion.

It’s a one-of-one, true original Michelangelo,” said Jason Dilling with Foundry Michelangelo. “It’s by far the largest statue, ... But The Pieta is the pièce de résistance.

The statue of David, the Pietà, the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel—these masterpieces by Michelangelo prove that the Early Renaissance artist is one of the most important, influential, and ...

A cardinal named Jean de Billheres commissioned Michelangelo to make the sculpture as a funeral monument, according to “Michelangelo: The Man, His Works, His Legacy.” ...

Michelangelo's 'Pieta prototype' unveiled in Rome. A tiny winged Cupid is one of the key clues to identifying a long-lost statue as the work of Michelangelo, art historians believe.