But Michelangelo could not refuse the demands of a Pope. In 1508 he began. The art of fresco was infamous for separating the great from the merely good. Michelangelo employed assistants for the ...
He was convinced his enemies had recommended him for a job he could never complete. But Michelangelo could not refuse the demands of a Pope. In 1508 he began. The art of fresco was infamous for ...
The Sacro Bosco's meaning is the subject of debate, with scholars alternatively describing the sprawling complex as a memorial, an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations ...
Join us at the Walker Art Gallery for a guided tour of our newly renovated Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque rooms ... Highlighted art includes work by Rembrandt, Simone Martini, Titian, Michelangelo, ...
Works created in white marble, for example, have not only influenced the aesthetic concept of beauty but have also indelibly shaped the course of Western art, from classical civilizations through the ...
Between 1300 and 1600 the Western world was transformed. An extraordinary wave of artistic and cultural innovation shattered medieval society and brought European culture reluctantly into the ...