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5 days ago · 🌟 Pro tip: Don’t be like me and walk right past Michelangelo’s renowned “Pietà.” This sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus after his crucifixion. Michelangelo carved it from a single block of Carrara marble between 1498 and 1499. It is celebrated for its exquisite detail and emotional depth.
3 days ago · Made in Florence, this marble sculpture by Emilio Zocchi, a Florentine sculptor and pupil of Giovanni Dupré, depicts a very young Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) portrayed with chisel and hammer in the act of sculpting a faun's head already sketched out.
6 days ago · From 1490 to 1520, the High Renaissance corresponds to the period of "experimentation" by the three major figures of the Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. The art of the period which followed is known as Mannerism.
5 days ago · The Ludovisi Gaul, often called “The Galatian Suicide,” is a striking ancient Roman statue that captures a dramatic moment in history. The sculpture shows a Gallic warrior committing suicide while holding his dying wife, a powerful symbol of valor and despair. This marble statue is believed to be a Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze original ...
4 days ago · On this Louvre treasure hunt, you’ll get to see famous sculptures carved by Michelangelo, ancient artifacts from Egypt and Mesopotamia, paintings by famous artists, and of course, the Mona Lisa. Let’s get started.
3 days ago · Michelangelo’s best known sculptures are David, the Pieta, and Moses (Fig. 2.11). You have seen the first two. Your author would argue that Moses is the greatest. (I swear I once thought the sculpture moved while I was viewing it.) Enlarge the image in Fig. 2.12. Look at the furrowed brow, the muscles and sinews, even the toenails!
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2 days ago · The pinnacle had been reached; perfection obtained. Giorgio Vasari, the great chronicler of the lives of Renaissance artists, remarked on viewing the statue of David “After seeing this no one need wish to look at any other sculpture or the work of any other artist”. In sixteenth century Italy as today, Michelangelo’s reputation loomed as large as his seventeen foot tall sculpture of the ...
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