The original Pietà, housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, depicts Mary mourning over the body of Christ laid across ...

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However, the compositional peculiarities of the Allegory confirmed the authorship of Gandini, who is considered one of the leading exponents of the "School of Parma," alongside Francesco Maria Rondani ...

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But the commission also put him in close proximity to his rival, Michelangelo, who was hired to paint a second mural in the council hall. Just as the central scene of Leonardo’s mural started to ...

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Narrator: But Michelangelo's next work, a 17-foot-tall marble colossus of David, would become an enduring symbol of civic pride for Florence. ♪ Man as Leonardo: Do not make all the muscles in ...

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If pushed to name three Renaissance artists (or three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo ... from the Italian word sfumare, meaning “to tone down” or “evaporate like ...