Tag: vatican

All the articles with the tag "vatican".

• Why Michelangelo Signed the Pietà and Never Signed Again

  Published: 20 Apr, 2026

  • 12 min read

  Why Michelangelo signed the Pietà: he overheard pilgrims crediting a rival for his masterpiece, and never signed another work for life.

• Raphael Self Portrait School of Athens: The Painter Who Hid in the Corner

  Published: 20 Apr, 2026

  • 13 min read

  The Raphael self portrait School of Athens tucks the painter beside Ptolemy at age twenty seven, staring straight out and claiming a seat among the ancients.

• School of Athens Figures Identified: Who's Who in Raphael's Fresco

  Published: 20 Apr, 2026

  • 15 min read

  School of Athens figures identified one by one: Leonardo as Plato, Michelangelo as Heraclitus, Euclid as Bramante, and the painter hiding in the corner.