The Renaissance genius made thousands of notes, doodles, and drawings throughout his life that reveal the unique thought process behind many of his ideas and inventions. "The Vitruvian Man," one of Da ...

In the work of artists I admire, all the training and discipline come out in an act of letting go: a splotch of ink, a wayward wash of color. Credit...Antonio Carrau Supported by By Elisha Cooper ...

Former owners of the Renaissance artist’s villa want to sell a sketch once on a kitchen wall. But scholars are divided over whether Michelangelo actually drew it. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from ...