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The tomb of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino, in the Medici Chapels. DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI / Contributor / Getty Images. Leading up to and during the pandemic, when art spaces around the world ...
Sketches on the walls of a hidden room in a Florentine chapel may have been the work of Michelangelo, who sought refuge from the Medici family in 1530. HISTORY & CULTURE See for yourself.
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It may not be the Sistine Chapel, but this small sanctuary also may be filled with Michelangelo’s works of art. Tourists will soon be able to visit a previously hidden room in Florence’s ...
The tomb of Giuliano de’ Medici, Duke of Nemours, 1524-1534 at the New Sacristy, Medici Chapels, Basilica of Saint Lawrence in Florence, Italy, 2017. Courtesy of Getty Images.
Florence s Medici Chapel, a triumph of art over politics Despite creating the Renaissance masterpiece during a time of upheaval and uprising, Michelangelo managed to complete the sombre mausoleum ...
Last fall, with the Medici Chapel in Florence operating on reduced hours because of Covid-19, scientists and restorers completed a secret experiment: They unleashed grime-eating bacteria on the ...
Recently, a team of scientists, conservators, and historians used grime-eating bacteria to tackle the famous sculpture’s century-old stains. Tomb of Giuliano de'Medici in the New Sacristy ...
Included is a 19th-century bronze version of “David,” plaster casts of the four famed allegorical figures seen on the tombs of the Medici Chapel, and 3D-printed and cast sculptures of Pope ...
Michelangelo's Medici Chapel may contain hidden symbols of female anatomy Date: April 4, 2017 Source: Wiley Summary: Michelangelo often surreptitiously inserted pagan symbols into his works of art ...