Created when he was either 12 or 13 years old, it is the Renaissance artist’s first painting — and the piece hangs on a wall at the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Art & Exhibitions Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time. The show is the culmination of intense coordination by curator Adriano Marinazzo, and some luck.

Michelangelo’s career was unusually long and complicated. But it can be divided into two halves: the Florentine period until 1534, and the Roman period after. His early work established his fame.

Art lovers can finally set foot in Michelangelo's long-hidden studio and witness his rough artwork and sketches, as it is now open to the public.

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam as seen on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican (1508–12). Photo: Fine Art Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images.

Art World Two sculptors had tried and failed to chisel something out of the block—until Michelangelo stepped up. Michelangelo's David at the Gallerie dall'Accademia in Florence, Italy, 2022.