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The Marvel of Michelangelo

Portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra (circa 1544) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni in 1475 in the town of Caprese, just outside of Florence, Michelangelo experienced an upbringing both marred by sadness but also fortuitous in its fortune. Text By Alexis Culotta, PhD Art History for TheCollector.com The death of…

Clyfford Still, 1943-A, 1943

Clyfford Still, 1943-A, 1943

Clyfford Still (American, Grandin, North Dakota 1904–1980 Baltimore, Maryland) Title: 1943-A, Date: 1943 Medium: Oil on cloth Dimensions: 36 × 30 1/4 in. (91.4 × 76.8 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From 1945 to 1961, Clyfford Still was a major…

Leonardo da Vinci, Self Portrait, c. 1510

Leonardo da Vinci, Self Portrait, c. 1510

Leonardo da Vinci ((possibly Anchiano) Vinci, Republic of Florence 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519 Clos Lucé, Amboise, Kingdom of France) Title – Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk ( Self – portrait) Year c. 1510 – 1512 Type Red chalk on paper…