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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For about two months in 1530, Michelangelo hid out in a secret chamber beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence’s Basilica di San Lorenzo, seeking refuge from his patrons, the powerful Medici ...

Visitors soon will be allowed access to a long-secret space inside Florence’s Medici Chapel where delicate charcoal drawings sketched on the walls have been attributed to Michelangelo.

Italian art historians and restorers noticed in 2019 that the marble statues in the Medici Chapel, which was commissioned entirely by Michelangelo, were starting to appear dirtier than usual.

Four in Reply. De Tolnay’s interpretation of the Medici Chapel is a contribution to art history, but no one will ever know for sure whether it corresponds to what Michelangelo had in mind.