Michelangelo

  • Michelangelo’s David

    ByDominik Szobak

    Most people assume Michelangelo’s David depicts a triumphant hero standing over a defeated giant – but the sculpture actually captures the moment before the battle, when David is tense, calculating, and weighing what he is about to do. Quick Facts Artist: Michelangelo Year: 1501–1504 Medium: Carrara marble Dimensions: 5.17 metres (approximately 17 feet) tall, weighing…

  • The Creation of Adam

    ByDominik Szobak

    Most people recognize the outstretched fingers at the center of The Creation of Adam — but almost nobody realizes that the swirling red cloak and figures surrounding God in this iconic fresco form a shape that many researchers say mirrors a cross-section of the human brain, a detail that has sparked decades of debate about…