Italy basilica bust re-attributed to Michelangelo after centuries in obscurity

A marble bust that has stood ​for centuries in one of Rome’s basilicas has been re-attributed to Michelangelo after nearly 200 years in ‌obscurity, following a document-based investigation. The sculpture, which depicts Christ the Saviour, has been preserved in the Basilica of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura on Rome’s ancient Via Nomentana by a Catholic religious […]