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Image credits & sources.
Art belongs in the conversation. Its provenance belongs here.
All artwork imagery in this theme comes from sources that identify the specific image as CC0 or a public-domain reproduction. The files are bundled locally, rather than loaded from external services. Dates and rights information were checked on October 24, 2026.
The image register
| Bundled file / work | Image creator or source | Copyright status & evidence |
|---|---|---|
| david.jpg David |
Guy Percival / PublicDomainPictures.net | CC0 1.0 · Image record ↗ |
| pieta.jpg Pietà |
Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons | CC0 1.0 · Image record ↗ |
| moses.jpg Moses |
Perituss / Wikimedia Commons | CC0 1.0 · Image record ↗ |
| creation.jpg The Creation of Adam |
Michelangelo Buonarroti; faithful reproduction via Wikimedia Commons | Public domain / PD-Art · Image record ↗ |
| doni.jpg Doni Tondo |
Michelangelo Buonarroti; Google Art Project reproduction, tone correction by Amandajm | Public domain / PD-Art · Image record ↗ |
| sibyl.jpg Studies for the Libyan Sibyl |
Michelangelo Buonarroti; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 24.197.2 | CC0 / Met Open Access · Object record ↗ |
Copyright in Michelangelo’s original works has expired. A modern photograph can have its own copyright, so the three sculpture photographs above were chosen specifically for their CC0 dedication. The painting reproductions are designated PD-Art by Wikimedia Commons. David is an upper-body crop of the source photograph; its lower body is excluded from the bundled file, including in the enlarged viewer and image downloads. Other presentation crops are applied by CSS; the viewer shows each complete bundled image.
The downloadable asset register records direct download URLs, source pages, file sizes, and SHA-256 checksums. Image credits are included as provenance even where attribution is not required.
What the permissions cover
CC0 1.0 permits copying, modification, and distribution, including commercial use, to the extent that copyright and related rights can be waived. The Met describes its release in its Open Access policy. Wikimedia explains the jurisdictional basis and limits of public-domain art reproductions in Reuse of PD-Art photographs.
For commercial distributors: these are documented copyright permissions, not a guarantee of clearance under every law. Separate cultural-heritage, museum, property, or trademark rules can still apply. Italian institutions may require permission for commercial uses of some cultural-property images; see the Uffizi’s reproduction-rights process. Confirm requirements for your intended sales markets and distribution model before resale. No museum endorsement or trademark license is implied.
Typography & original design
Cormorant Garamond and Manrope are bundled under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Fonts may accompany a commercial theme; retain the license notices and do not sell the fonts on their own. Read the included Cormorant license and Manrope license. This theme uses original HTML, CSS, JavaScript, written descriptions, and a simple original monogram delivered as a PNG favicon. No code or assets from the pre-existing commercial theme were reused.
Editorial sources
The text is newly written, with factual details checked against museum and institutional sources:
- The Met: Michelangelo exhibition galleries — biography, training, friendships, and drawing practice.
- Galleria dell’Accademia: David — dates, material, and collection.
- Vatican Museums: Sistine Chapel — ceiling and fresco context.
- Vatican press office: Pietà — 1498–1499 dates and Basilica location.
- Uffizi: Doni Tondo — dates and tempera grassa medium.
- The Met: Studies for the Libyan Sibyl — dating, materials, and the study process.
- Turismo Roma: San Pietro in Vincoli — Moses and its setting.
- St. Peter’s Basilica — architecture and separate visitor information.
Visiting & independence
This is an independent editorial website and theme demonstration, not a museum or an authorized ticket seller. Ticket links lead to the official Accademia, Vatican Museums, and Uffizi websites. Prices, opening times, display status, access arrangements, and inventory are controlled by those institutions. The Met drawing is not guaranteed to be on display. St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museums are separate venues.
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