by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Bacchus (1497; height 78 inches) Nothing about the Bacchus is conventional. Michelangelo surpassed his Classical models by imbuing idealized forms with a brutal realism. The face of Bacchus is reminiscent of an antique mirthfulness, but the eyes are fixed lasciviously...
by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Battaglia dei Centauri (Battle of the Centaurs, ca. 1490-92; 31 x 35 inches) This is another of the earliest known sculptures by Michelangelo, created when he was only a teenager. According to Condivi (1553), who called this sculptural relief “The Rape of Deianita and...
by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Madonna della Scala (or, The Madonna of the Steps; ca.1490-91; 22 x 15.5 inches) This is the earliest known sculpture by Michelangelo, created when he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. It remained in the Buonarroti family until two years after the master’s death,...
by | Sep 2, 2010 | Exhibitions
The Michelangelo Experience Inc. unveiled 11 of the Michelangelo Experience Tour sculptures at Casa Buonarroti (the Michelangelo Buonarroti Family Museum) in Florence, Italy on November 9th 2010. The exhibition will run until January 10th, 2011. Casa Buonarroti |...
by | Sep 1, 2010 | Renaissance Art
The Bruges Madonna from The Michelangelo Tour is currently on loan to the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington DC. The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center is a Roman Catholic museum and think tank in Washington, D.C. The concept for the center began at a...
