Michelangelo
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3 out of 5 stars.British Museum, London
Michelangelo’s drawings were anything but dull, but this exhibition sucks out all the drama by focusing on his spirituality at the expense of his sexuality
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Florence museum boss compares process to cleaning a bathroom as media are granted privileged access
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Jago has earned widespread praise for his modern twists on classical art
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Poster showed Renaissance sculpture holding slice of pizza with phrase: ‘It doesn’t get more Italian’
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Hope Carrasquilla, forced to resign after parents condemned Michelangelo’s statue as pornography, invited to Florence
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Tallahassee Classical school’s governing board heard complaints after sixth-graders were shown classical sculpture
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The Week in PatriarchyIn Florida, parents are always right – even when they think a Michelangelo is pornArwa MahdawiA principal was fired after a Renaissance art class was shown David in the latest example of the state’s censorship crusade
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My first trip alone was daunting, but the romance and beauty of Paris, Florence and Rome helped me conquer my fears
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16th-century work Epifania is one of only two existing cartoons by the Italian master
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Scientists resort to unconventional solution to problem of centuries of dirt on Medici family monument
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As galleries auction off treasures to retain staff and plug cash gaps left by Covid, the art world is divided on ethics of disposal
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Special effects master Ray Harryhausen’s poetic visions come into focus as Ibrahim Mahama takes a suggestive view of the cocoa bean industry
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If the Renaissance artist’s wavy-haired youth can fetch $80m, will collections start selling off masterpieces to get them through the pandemic? Could the RA’s Michelangelo be next?
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The cash-strapped London gallery is to debate the sale of a Renaissance masterpiece that could fetch more than £100m
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Michelangelo: The Last Decades review – feels close to a religious experience
5 out of 5 stars.