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Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

When a 5-inch-by-4-inch red chalk drawing of a woman’s foot by Michelangelo sold at auction for US$27.2 million on Feb. 5, 2026, it blew past the $1.5 million to $2 million it was expected to receive.

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How Italy is reinventing art for blind and visually impaired visitors

Italy is making its artistic treasures more accessible to people with disabilities

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The penis evolved to be noticed – but the artful fig leaf has hidden it for centuries

A new evolutionary study has found human penises are large compared with other primates: for two reasons. The first is reproduction. The second is that size works as a signal, attracting potential mates and intimidating rivals. In evolutionary terms, the penis is big because it is meant to be noticed.

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Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

From Michelangelo and Leonardo to Picasso and Matisse, bitter feuds have defined art. But are contemporary artists more collaborative than their renaissance predecessors?

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State-level crackdowns in the US threaten to 'break VPN access for the entire internet,' claims online privacy nonprofit

In other news, my DMs remain unread.

PC Gamer

‘You would see a beautiful’: Donald Trump is threatening to take his shirt off as he ‘suspects’ he’s the most ‘wounded’ president

It's time America sees what Stormy Daniels had to endure for that $130,000.

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‘The surf’s up and the patriarchy is down’: Kirsha Kaechele takes Ladies Lounge to the Gold Coast

With butlers wearing ‘probably not much’ – but no fake Picassos – the Mona performance art installation that won a court challenge is heading north to Bleach* festival

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60 cool things under $30 that make your home 10x more interesting

I love the cool things on this list because they all bring something special to your home, transforming it while adding the “fun” to “functional.”

Mic

Jonathan Groff likens starring in Looking to attending therapy

Jonathan Groff has revealed that he relished starring in 'Looking', the comedy-drama series.

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The week in art: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael; Drawing the Italian Renaissance – review

A trio of Renaissance masters look over each other’s shoulders in Florence 1504, while a parallel show of drawings gets to the very heart of their art

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30 Surreal Details On Sculptures That Left People In Awe

Did you know that Michelangelo's David has heart-shaped pupils? The post 30 Surreal Details On Sculptures That Left People In Awe first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The new Wolf Hall? Bitter rivalries in Renaissance Florence coming to BBC

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty examines the struggle between Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France teams presentation in Florence reveals new team kits, national champions - Gallery

Jayco-AlUla, Cofidis and Arkéa-B&B Hotels among fresh looks to race apparel at Italian Grand Depart

Cycling News

Rylan Clarke lays bare the pressure he feels to have a ‘marble body’

TV personality opened up about body pressures as he was overwhelmed by Michelangelo’s David

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What is the Grand Tour and where are Rob and Rylan visiting?

The pair visited a trio of Italian cities while tracing the historic ‘gap year’ tour

International Business Times

Michelangelo's David Gets Spa Treatment In Florence

Even the David gets dusty. - 'Delicate work' - With a furrow in his brow, a vein bulging on his neck, his weight squarely on his right foot and his sling held in his left hand, David remains focused on Goliath, oblivious to the primping going on around him.

The Guardian - UK

‘Dust is everywhere’: rare glimpse of how Michelangelo’s David is kept clean

Florence museum boss compares process to cleaning a bathroom as media are granted privileged access

The Guardian - UK

Drink, lechery and fellatio by snake: was the Renaissance a sexually subversive love-in?

From Bosch’s crazed party to the homoerotic images Michelangelo smuggled into the Vatican, this was an age of taboo-busting. And, as our writer argues in a new book, it sparked its own culture wars

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan who visited all 43 in-game artworks in real life has been “overwhelmed” by the response

It took 16 months for Animal Crossing fan May to visit all 43 artworks from New Horizons in real life.

The Hindu

Cannes Lions 2023: The rise of David or the indie advertising agency

Cannes Lions 2023: Why independent advertising agencies are not succumbing to the causevertising dopamine hit, and are putting creativity and change first

TechRadar

Nvidia's latest AI model could revolutionize games development

Nvidia Research unveils Neuralangelo - an AI model capable of turning 2D videos shot on smartphones into vivid 3D reconstructions.

Creative Bloq

Meet Neuralangelo, the Nvidia AI that turns 2D video into 3D scenes

Your iPhone movies are now game worlds.

The Guardian - UK

Subway ad for Glasgow restaurant featuring Michelangelo’s David censored over nudity

Poster showed Renaissance sculpture holding slice of pizza with phrase: ‘It doesn’t get more Italian’

The Guardian - UK

Are you a doctor who hates treating gay people? Come to Florida, where Ron DeSantis has legalised bigotry

The sunshine state’s healthcare professionals will soon be able to deny treatment on religious or moral grounds. Thanks a bunch, governor, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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A Florida principal who was fired after showing students 'David' is welcomed in Italy

Among those who were in support of the ousted Florida principal was the director of Florence's Accademia Galleria, where Michelangelo's David is housed. On Friday, the two finally got to meet.

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