Pietà (Michelangelo): Great Art Ep.5
Michelangelo was a visionary artist who thought of himself first and foremost as a sculptor. He dealt as much with spirit as matter in his art, and retold stories everyone knew in ways that forced us to see them with fresh eyes. He took the tradition of the pieta and turned it into something eloquent, […]
Long-Lost Drawings Found Inside Michelangelo’s Secret Bunke
Historian Dr Michael Scott embarks on an adventure to explore the hidden treasures of Italy’s astonishing cities, bringing a fascinating new insight into 2,000 years of history. In Florence, Dr Scott is delighted to explore a small chamber under the Medici chapels in the Basilica of San Lorenzo. This is believed to be Michelangelo’s secret […]
Introduction to ‘Michelangelo: The Last Decades’
By Sarah Vowles In 1534, Michelangelo Buonarroti was 59 years old and already the most celebrated artist in Europe. He had mastered the fields of sculpture, painting and architecture, and was a gifted amateur poet. Now, as he moved from his native Florence back to Rome – where Pope Clement VII had commissioned him to […]