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Read more about the article Sleeping Cupid | Michelangelo’s Roman Sculpture

Sleeping Cupid | Michelangelo’s Roman Sculpture

  • Post published:July 12, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475, in Capresse, in the province of Arezzo, and his first creation was The Sleeping Cupid. His father, Ludovic di Leonardo Buonarroti Simoni, was…

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Read more about the article The Medici Chapel | The Tomb of Medici Family

The Medici Chapel | The Tomb of Medici Family

  • Post published:July 11, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

The Medici Chapel and family are famous and symbolic of the Italian Renaissance. Their rise - from humble wool merchants to a tremendous political dynasty - began with Giovanni di…

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Read more about the article Tomb of Pope Julius II | Michelangelo’s Design

Tomb of Pope Julius II | Michelangelo’s Design

  • Post published:July 10, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

In 1505, Pope Julius II entrusted Michelangelo with designing his funerary monument, called today "The Tomb of Pope Julius II." The artist could hardly have imagined that he would not…

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Read more about the article Moses Statue | The Reason Michelangelo’s Moses Has Horns

Moses Statue | The Reason Michelangelo’s Moses Has Horns

  • Post published:July 9, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

Moses Statue is a fully Renaissance work. This also shows some strength characteristics that Michelangelo used to endow his figures. The statue of Moses, which occupies the central part of…

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Read more about the article Pietà | Analysing Michelangelo’s Vatican Pietà Statue

Pietà | Analysing Michelangelo’s Vatican Pietà Statue

  • Post published:July 8, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

The Pietà statue is one of the most famous works of art, which ensured Michelangelo's unparalleled notoriety. Jean de Villiers Groslay was a member of the Benedictine order and, before…

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Read more about the article The Creation of Adam | Michelangelo’s Design

The Creation of Adam | Michelangelo’s Design

  • Post published:July 7, 2022
  • Post category:Events
  • Post author:mirabela

At 17, he started dissecting bodies in the local church cemetery. Between 1508 and 1512, he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The sculpture and also architecture…

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Read more about the article The Last Judgement | Michelangelo’s Masterpiece

The Last Judgement | Michelangelo’s Masterpiece

  • Post published:July 6, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

The painting represents the end of the world and the last judgment of Jesus Christ and contains around 300 characters. Christ, at the center of the composition, with his mother…

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Read more about the article Did Michelangelo Sculpt David? | The Statue of David

Did Michelangelo Sculpt David? | The Statue of David

  • Post published:July 5, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

The statue of David was carved from a single piece of marble. Interestingly, this piece of marble had been purchased twice before Michelangelo by artists who either couldn't or wouldn't…

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Read more about the article The Life of St. John Chrysostom | The Archbishop of Constantinople

The Life of St. John Chrysostom | The Archbishop of Constantinople

  • Post published:July 4, 2022
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The enlightener and teacher of the world, the pillar, and strength of the Church, are known through his life, which is the life of St. John Chrysostom. This preacher of…

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Read more about the article The Divine Comedy | Dante’s Poem

The Divine Comedy | Dante’s Poem

  • Post published:July 3, 2022
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  • Post author:mirabela

Dante decisively influenced the course of literary development by writing this poem called "The Divine Comedy" in Italian rather than Latin. He gave voice to the figure of his country…

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