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Michelangelo magnificent master of many miracles

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In his lifetime, Michelangelo was called Il Divino, or, “the Divine one.” He was born March 6, 1475 in the Republic of Florence. For several generations his family had been bankers in Florence, but the bank failed and his father, Ludovico, took a government post in Caprese. Several months after...

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Michelangelo’s brilliance stands the test of time

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In May of this year the grand exhibit of the Sistine Chapel came to Oak Brook. It was astonishing. Remarkable. Beautiful. Extraordinary. Completed in 1512 and restored in the 1980s, these heavy canvas reproductions took two years to complete with the help of the Vatican photographer. And to think our...

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