Calling this “Italian History” makes it sound easy, like we’ll just be kicking back with some pizza – but this is for expert time travelers only. Here, we’ll be right in the thick of it, getting up close and personal as we examine aspects of Italy like Renaissance History.
That means we’ll be watching Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, but remember the rules. Don’t talk to anyone, and don’t touch anything. Learn as much as you can by reading the bizarre tales on this site: We can’t risk corrupting the timeline.
And no matter what, we don’t want to make Michelangelo mad. He’s got a bit of a temper.
Virgin of the Rocks: Two paintings, one ripped Baby Jesus
Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks exists in double, and demonstrates how Baby Jesus was focused on fitness.
Head of a Faun: Michelangelo’s first work, stolen by Nazis (VIDEO ADDED)
Michelangelo’s first work, the Head of a Faun, really was stolen by Nazis. Probably. No clickbait.
The Battle of the Centaurs: Sculpted by a 16-year-old Michelangelo, showing the most hardcore wedding brawl in history
The Battle of the Centaurs may not be the most well known piece of Greek Mythology, but it may be the bloodiest and most brutal. And that’s saying something.
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus: Hair painted with real gold, by an artist who fell under the spell of a crazed monk
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus tells a tale of golden hair, a fake name, castration, gangs of creepy kids, naked ladies, and unrequited love.
Is Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece hidden behind a wall in Florence?
Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo. Two names, one battle that culminated in a room where a hidden masterpiece may still be concealed.
Apollo and Daphne: Bernini and the golden laser Baroque burgers
The elegant and fragile statue of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini is the epitome of Baroque laser burgers. Yes, you have to read to find out what that means.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “mysterious” backwards writing from his nearly-lost notebooks
Leonardo da Vinci wrote in reverse, in nearly every word in his unpublished notebooks. Is there a mysterious code, or is the reason far more mundane?
Michelangelo the jerk, and the the discovery that may solve the mystery of his “annoying graffiti”
This sounds completely made up, but it isn’t. A claim that a bit of graffiti was made by Michelangelo may actually be true, thanks to a recent discovery.
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