Daniele Ricciarelli, better known as Daniele da Volterra, was a Mannerist Italian painter and sculptor.
Daniele da Volterra, in the Lives of Giorgio Vasari
Daniele da Volterra, Descent from the Cross (c. 1545), after its restoration in 2004; Trinità dei Monti, Rome.
Daniele da Volterra, The Prophet Elias (c. 1550–1560); in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
The façade of the Palazzo di Pirro (nowadays part of the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne) was decorated by Daniele with biblical scenes.
The Last Judgment is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It is a depiction of the Second Coming of Christ and
Daniele da Volterra
…important works were based on designs made for that purpose by Michelangelo. After Michelangelo's death, Daniele was hired to cover the genitals in his Last Judgment with vestments and loincloths. This earned him the nickname Il Braghettone ("the breeches maker"). Daniele Ricciarelli was born in Volterra in present-day…
The central group around Christ