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May 27, 2024 · Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Many of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in the world, including the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, the Pieta, and David.
- The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12) in the Vatican, which include the iconic depiction of the creation of Adam interpreted...
- Michelangelo first gained notice in his 20s for his sculptures of the Pietà (1499) and David (1501) and cemented his fame with the ceiling frescoes...
- Michelangelo painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel not lying down as sometimes described but standing on an extensive scaffold,...
- Many writers have described Michelangelo as the archetype of a brooding and difficult artist, and, although he was indeed hot-tempered, his charact...
- The Renaissance man is an ideal that developed in Renaissance Italy from one of its most-accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti, who s...
5 days ago · Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494), “Altarpiece of St. Vincent Ferrer” (photo: Public Domain) St. Vincent Ferrer is among the most important, and most forgotten, saints of the early Dominican order. John Grondelski, April 8, 2022
May 18, 2024 · Domenico Ghirlandaio: Artista e Artigiano del Rinascimento Questo è il video di numero 140 della serie Personaggi Italiani. La serie Personaggi Italiani sarà...
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6 days ago · Alessandra Pagano. 29 maggio 2024, 09:27. Arte. Pitagora. Pittura. Rinascimento. «Fatto dalla natura per essere pittore», come afferma Giorgio Vasari, Domenico Bigordi, detto il Ghirlandaio – soprannome ereditato dal padre, un orafo che cesellava ghirlande d'argento come ornamento delle fanciulle – è stato uno dei protagonisti della ...
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May 14, 2024 · File:Ghirlandaio, Domenico - Assumption of Mary - San Niccolò Oltrarno sacristy.jpeg Metadata This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
May 27, 2024 · Domenico Ghirlandaio, Confirmation of the Franciscan Rule, Sassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita (1482–1485) Main article: Domenico Ghirlandaio Along with Sandro Botticelli , Cosimo Rosselli and Perugino , Domenico Ghirlandaio was one of the members of the mission ambasceria artistica set up by Lorenzo de' Medici to reconcile with Pope Sixtus IV .
May 10, 2024 · The Accademia is the second most visited museum in Florence, and the main attraction, David by Michelangelo, is considered one of the most important works of art ever created. You may be wondering, what else is there to see at the Accademia? How about a $16 million dollar violin? Here’s a list of the top things to see at the Accademia in Florence.
