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February 26, 2017
On 26 February 1616, Galileo Galilei was formally banned and banished by the Roman Catholic Church for teaching and defending the opinion that the Earth orbits the Sun.

February 17, 2017
Italian painter and draughtsman Giuliano Bugiardini died on 17 February 1554.

October 20, 2016
Perino del Vaga died on 20 October 1547 in Rome at the age of 46.

October 17, 2016
Sculptor Baccio Bandinelli was born on 17 October 1493 in the Tuscan village of Gaiole in Chianti.

November 22, 2015
Pietro Torrigiani, Supposedly Born in Florence on 22 November 1472.

October 30, 2015
Cinquecento (Salone dei): The main meeting hall of the Grand Council of Florence, so named because, at the time of construction (1494), the council boasted 500 members.

September 25, 2015
In a fantastic instance of artistic conversation between the contemporary and the cinquecento, Jeff Koons’ monumental sculptural piece, Pluto and Proserpina (2010-2013) was unveiled today in the heart of Florence, adjacent to the replica of Michelangelo’s David (1501-1504) in front of the Palazzo Vecchio .

September 1, 2015
In a fantastic instance of artistic conversation between the contemporary and the cinquecento, announced today was the impending installation of Jeff Koons’ monumental sculptural piece, Pluto and Proserpina (2010-2013) in the heart of Florence, adjacent to the replica of Michelangelo’s David (1501-1504) in front of the Palazzo Vecchio .

March 5, 2015
oupacademic : Michelangelo knew that beauty assumed many forms, hewn from marble, bronze, wood, terracotta, and stone.

February 26, 2015
British researchers have attributed two bronzes to Michelangelo Buonarroti.