MICHELANGELO: A Life in Six Masterpieces, by Miles J. Unger. Simon & Schuster, 432 pp. $29.95. In this enjoyable but curious biography, art historian Miles J. Unger presents the High Renaissance ...

George Bull’s biography of Michelangelo serves to remind us that even if the commission for the Sistine Chapel had gone to somebody else, the world would still be resounding with praise for the ...

(CNN) --The painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling is an achievement that is surrounded by myth. It has been said that Michelangelo did it alone. Not true; he had several assistants. Or that he did ...

Michelangelo once expressed in one of his poems, "I know I am ugly." Not only was he insecure about his physical and facial appearance, family background, and sexuality, but also had a notorious ...

What Gayford does best is to get up close and personal with an artist, preferably one still living. Over a relatively short, intense period of time he is able to explore the fragile and fleeting act ...

Founder of the Fraternities of San Calogero of Rabat, Gozo, and of San Isodoro for the Gozitan farmers, Friar Michelangelo Axisa OFM. Conv., took an active part in the humanitarian activities aiding ...