Michelangelo Buonarroti was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time and a major figure in the development of Western art. Michelangelo's works are admired for their complexity and beauty, and he is often credited with having transformed the art of sculpture. This section contains news, articles, and videos about Michelangelo and his works.

Hyperallergic

05.06.2023

Florence Museum Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Image of "David"

A court ruled that Edizioni Condé Nast used a photograph of Michelangelo's sculpture "insidiously and maliciously” in a magazine cover.

ARTnews Magazine

12.07.2023

Sculpture by Michelangelo Pistoletto Destroyed in Fire in Naples – ARTnews.com

A famed sculpture by Michelangelo Pistoletto, one Italy’s most celebrated living artists, was destroyed in a fire.

Artforum

12.07.2023

Pistoletto’s Venus of the Rags Torched in Naples - Artforum International

A towering iteration of Arte Povera artist Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Venus of the Rags that had recently been installed in Naples’s Piazza del Municipio was destroyed by fire early on the morning of July 12. Arson is suspected. The sculpture, which depicts the titular Roman goddess of love and fertility cast in plaster and standing before a massive pile of rags, was publicly unveiled just two weeks ago, on June 28. One of Pistoletto’s most famous works, it was originally created in 1967; a cement Venus purchased from a garden store starred in that iteration. Several other versions of the sculpture

Hyperallergic

13.07.2023

Naples Police Arrests Unhoused Man Suspected of Setting Fire to Artwork

Online, some are pointing out the irony of raising funds to rebuild Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags” while the homelessness crisis continues.

ARTnews Magazine

14.07.2023

Suspected Arsonist Linked to Michelangelo Pistoletto Sculpture – ARTnews.com

A man has been arrested in connection with the suspected arson attack on an installation by artist Michelangelo Pistoletto in Naples.

This Is Colossal

03.11.2023

A Forgotten Vault Where Michelangelo Hid and Sketched For Months Opens for the First Time — Colossal

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Hyperallergic

06.11.2023

Michelangelo’s Secret Room of Sketches Opens to the Public in Italy

The artist is thought to have sequestered in the vault beneath the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence for two months to avoid the wrath of Pope Clement VII.

Art Plugged

22.11.2023

Philip Colbert collaborates with OnePlus on the Manchester Madonna

In an unprecedented creative collaboration, contemporary artist Philip Colbert, in partnership with OnePlus, has accomplished a historic feat by finalising and contemporising Michelangelo's celebrated incomplete masterpiece

Forbes

23.11.2023

‘Godson Of Andy Warhol’ Completes Unfinished Michelangelo Painting

Pop artist Philip Colbert delivers a vibrant 21st-century take on "The Manchester Madonna," which dates back 500 years.

ARTnews Magazine

19.04.2024

Michelangelo's Scribble Sold for More than $200K at Christie's

Initially expected to fetch between $6,000 and $8,000, it sold for more than 33.6 times its estimate.

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Florence Museum Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Image of "David"

Sculpture by Michelangelo Pistoletto Destroyed in Fire in Naples – ARTnews.com

Pistoletto’s Venus of the Rags Torched in Naples - Artforum International

Naples Police Arrests Unhoused Man Suspected of Setting Fire to Artwork

Suspected Arsonist Linked to Michelangelo Pistoletto Sculpture – ARTnews.com

A Forgotten Vault Where Michelangelo Hid and Sketched For Months Opens for the First Time — Colossal

Michelangelo’s Secret Room of Sketches Opens to the Public in Italy

Philip Colbert collaborates with OnePlus on the Manchester Madonna

‘Godson Of Andy Warhol’ Completes Unfinished Michelangelo Painting

Michelangelo's Scribble Sold for More than $200K at Christie's

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