Michelangelo Buonarroti, “The Risen Christ” (c. 1532-3), black chalk on paper, 37.2 x 22.1 cm (Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 ...
SAN ANTONIO — Born into poverty in 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti was scorned as he grew up by his father and brothers for choosing the life of an artist. Artists then were seen as poorly paid ...
The title Love and Death suggests that these will be the potent twin themes of a new biographical and art historical approach. But the result, I’m afraid, is reverent and terribly dull and doesn’t ...
Bill Viola is a showman, seducing us with visual spectacle. In his hands, video has been upgraded from a humble recording device to a medium capable of addressing big ideas, or that’s the plan. To ...
At first glance, there may appear to be more to separate Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Bill Viola (b. 1951) than to unite them: one, the great master of the Italian Renaissance; the other, the creator ...