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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week agoVatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter's Basilica to mark 400th anniversary
St. Peter's Basilica will expand terrace access, add a larger snack bar, online reservations, multilingual Mass translations, and a Michelangelo-styled font for its 400th anniversary.
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fromUntapped New York
1 year agoMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel Comes to Brookyln - Untapped New York
Life-sized high-definition reproductions of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes are exhibited in Brooklyn, offering viewers five-times-closer, brushstroke-level detail and multilingual audio tours.
fromOpen Culture
1 month agoDiscover Michelangelo's First Painting, Created When He Was Only 12 or 13 Years Old
Beneath the layers of dirt accumulated over the centuries, a very particular color palette appeared. The tones, the blends, the way the human figure was treated: all of it began to resemble the style Michelangelo would use years later in none other than the Sistine Chapel.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
5 months agoComment | I bought a Michelangelo-and took it on an Easyjet flight to get it home
During my summer holidays, I took a Michelangelo on an Easyjet flight. We were in the cheap seats and didn't even do Speedy Boarding. Conservators and registrars may wish to look away, but let me explain. Some months ago I noticed a small crucifix in an online auction in Madrid. Dated around 1600, it was damaged and cheaply estimated. I am quite ignorant about sculpture but something about it shone from the catalogue.
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