Comments on: Tour Myth Buster: Michelangelo and Swiss Guard Uniform http://ikangaroo.com/2008/09/26/tour-myth-buster-michelangelo-and-swiss-guard-uniform/ Travel News, Reviews, Tips and Maps Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:14:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Angela Nickerson http://ikangaroo.com/2008/09/26/tour-myth-buster-michelangelo-and-swiss-guard-uniform/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Angela Nickerson Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:37:25 +0000 http://ikangaroo.com/?p=837#comment-38 Well done! You are quite right. So many things in Rome (and much of Italy) are erroneously attributed to Michelangelo -- and many pieces truly created by the master are overlooked. Given that Michelangelo showed very little regard for his own appearance (and hygiene)... well, that casts even more doubt on the story. Thanks for setting this myth right! Angela K. Nickerson, travel writer A Journey into Michelangelo's Rome (Roaring Forties Press, 2008) Visit me: http://www.michelangelositaly.com http://aknickerson.blogspot.com/ Well done! You are quite right. So many things in Rome (and much of Italy) are erroneously attributed to Michelangelo — and many pieces truly created by the master are overlooked. Given that Michelangelo showed very little regard for his own appearance (and hygiene)… well, that casts even more doubt on the story.

Thanks for setting this myth right!

Angela K. Nickerson, travel writer
A Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome (Roaring Forties Press, 2008)
Visit me:
http://www.michelangelositaly.com
http://aknickerson.blogspot.com/

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