Whether you're Catholic or not, it's hard to argue with the claim that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of ...

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni – better known simply as Michelangelo – was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose iconic sculptures, paintings, architecture and poetry had a profound ...

Some social media users have claimed that Michelangelo based his depictions of Jesus on Tommaso de’ Cavalieri.

Our critic Margaret Carrigan goes through the 10 most famous works by Michelangelo. Which are the greatest? And which is the best?

Ahead of the Jubilee 2025, Michelangelo's Pieta returns to shine in St. Peter's Basilica thanks to a new lighting design by iGuzzini, which enhances the Marian sculpture while also improving its ...

Nearly 500 years after it was painted, a researcher claims to have found a key biblical figure in 'The Last Judgement' who until now was 'missing' - Mary Magdalene.

Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari commission pits him against his rival, Michelangelo. In October 1503, Leonardo da Vinci begins work on a monumental mural, The Battle of Anghiari. But ...

I love an excuse to revisit an old favourite, even better when it offers a way of enjoying it in a new light. The Royal ...

The Sistine Chapel is known for its frescoes, which were painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. Despite their worldwide fame, scientists are still spotting new details in his works.

Influenced in his youth by the humanist circle around Lorenzo de’ Medici, Michelangelo came to believe that art should not merely copy reality but strive for the ideal.