Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Persian Sibyl”

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1. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Libyan Sibyl”Semi-turned, with an open folio in hand, one of the five Sibyllas – the Libyan one – appears to the visitors of the famous Sistine Chapel. Like each of them, the Libyan Sibyl also carries within itself a spiritual purpose, being the embodiment of beauty, wisdom and the eternal movement of all living things and […]...
2. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Kumskaya Sibyl”The most famous of all the Sibyls is the Kuma Sibyl. Many Sibylins of the book are connected with her name. It was she who predicted the demise of the whole world. Kuma Sibyl oppresses its excessively large body and deformity. Michelangelo with all the subtleties conveyed the image of this deep old woman, with […]...
3. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Delphic Sibyl”Michelangelo not only in life, but also painting, argued as a sculptor, which is why the artist painted a fresco of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with a large number of sculptural images. Such is the Delphic Sibyl. Her passionate torso movement and gazing into the distance fascinates the viewer. And the hand lying […]...
4. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Eritrean Sibyl”The fifth sibyl is Eritrea. In another it was called Gerophila. Her parents were Lamy and Apollo. She is mentioned more than once in the books of Moses. This Sibyl predicted to the Greeks the Trojan War that the city of Troy would be captured, the fate of Aeneas, the well-known founder of Rome, the […]...
5. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Flood”The Flood is the very fresco with which Michelangelo Buanarotti began painting the Sistine Chapel. At first, the Italian master was not confident in his abilities and even engaged in the work of skilled frescists from Florence. But time passed, and now Buanarotti, being not satisfied with the work of assistants, sends them back and […]...
6. Description of the fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti “The Prophet Jeremiah”The fresco was created by the great Italian artist and sculpture from 1508 to 1512. It is located in the Sistine Chapel in the Cathedral of St. Peter and is located on the ceiling. Michelangelo is known worldwide for his paintings and sculptures. But the most memorable and deep are the frescoes for religious reasons, […]...
7. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Separation of Light from Darkness”Looking at the magnificent frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, its majestic images, one cannot again be amazed at the ingenious skill, multifaceted talent and unsurpassed fantasy of Michelangelo Buanarotti. They are amazed not so much by the biblical plots themselves, but by their thorough execution and attention to the smallest details of any frescoes, whatever […]...
8. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Girl on the background of the Persian carpet”The girl on the background of the Persian carpet is one of the beautiful works of the famous artist Mikhail Vrubel. Before the viewer appears colorful, bright picture. In the center of the canvas is a young girl, she looks like 12-13 years old. The girl has a pronounced eastern nationality, she has dark skin, […]...
9. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Evening”Michelangelo was a sculptor, architect, painter. His main passion is the creation of sculptures. At first he made drawings on paper and sketches from wax, and then he worked with marble. Michelangelo sculpted realistic human figures from a lump of soulless stone. In 1520, Michelangelo began work on the construction of the Medici family tomb. […]...
10. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “The Creation of Eve”The fresco by Michelangelo “The Creation of Eve” adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The work of the Italian master is deservedly considered one of the most significant masterpieces of Western European art. The mural depicts the famous scene from the Book of Genesis. Creation is so amazing imagination that at the time of […]...
11. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Morning”This high-class work is one of the four marble sculptures of the Medici Chapel, placed on the tomb of Lorenzo II of the Duke of Urbina. The height of the marble statue is 155 cm. It was created for 5 years (from 1526 to 1531). The statue is a single composition with the work called […]...
12. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “The Last Judgment”The fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti “The Last Judgment” was created by the great Italian artist for 4 years. At the request of Pope Paul III, he painted the famous Old Testament scene on this fresco to adorn the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Christ, who is in the very center of the picture, does […]...
13. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Crucifixion of Christ”Many of the works of genius have been lost. This applies to his paintings, which did not survive in battle with time. Many can only guess from the written information of authoritative contemporaries of Michelangelo. Among such lost masterpieces are paintings of Lamentation, Resurrection, and the Crucifixion of Christ. All of them were carried out […]...
14. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Moses”“Moses” – a statue created by the greatest Italian painter Michelangelo Buonarroti. The idea of ​​the author was to recreate the image of the famous biblical prophet. The painstaking work on the sculpture lasted for two years, starting in 1513. For his sculpture, the famous artist used marble as a material. He prepared a huge […]...
15. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “David”“David” is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo. This marble statue, whose height is over five meters, is the top of the Renaissance sculpture. The original of this statue is currently in Florence, at the Academy of Fine Arts. By the way, she is there to prevent damage. The statue is a naked figure of David. […]...
16. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Leda and the Swan”The story of the creation of the painting “Leda and the Swan” is shrouded in mystery. The myth of the girl Leda and the swan, which took the form of Zeus. Once Zeus was attracted to a married girl, but the passion so captured him that he decided to take the form of a swan […]...
17. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “David and Goliath”Entering the Sistine Chapel, looking up and to the left, the viewer will see part of the detail of the fresco “David and Goliath”. The main character was a famous person in the history of the Jews, a famous person in art. Lived in 10 Art. BC, served as offering arms to the king Saul. […]...
18. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Sacrifice of Noah”Michelangelo Buanorroti in the last year of his work in the chapel wrote a wonderful mural “Sacrifice of Noah.” The images of this creation convey to the viewer the mournful tragic notes of all that is happening. Shocked by the large number of victims in the turbulent flow of the Flood, filled with a sense […]...
19. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Pieta Rondanini”This sculpture was the last work of the master. Almost until his death, he actively worked on its creation. The composition is two-figured. We see Mary and Christ merged into one. The proportions of the figures are deliberately lengthened. The impression of their fragility and weightlessness. Involuntarily recall the statues of antiquity. The concept of […]...
20. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo’s “Tomb of Lorenzo Medici”Michelangelo Buonarroti is that rare type of creator, whose works have received the greatest glory during the life of the author. The son of an impoverished nobleman, he was proud of his lineage. The works of Buonarroti left a deep imprint on the whole culture of the Renaissance, and also on world art as a […]...
21. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Madonna Doni”The easel canvas by Michelangelo, which is the only one preserved in fully finished form until today. This is a tdo, in which the artist depicted Mary, Joseph, Christ, and John. The painter creates the creation at a still young age. The picture vividly illustrates the master’s statement that complete painting can only be complete, […]...
22. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarrotti “Bacchus”Buanarroti Michelangelo created the sculpture “Bacchus” from marble or it is also called “Drunk Bacchus”. It reaches a height of two meters three centimeters. This was the task of Cardinal Raphael Riardio in 1497. In the opinion of researchers, the sculpture of Michelangelo was the first masterpiece. After receiving the order the sculptor set to […]...
23. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Creation of Adam”This creation has become a symbol of Western European art. The masterpiece inside the masterpiece amazed the whole world. George Vasari said that the painting by Michelangelo was created as if by God himself, and not by the hand of a mere mortal. Well-built Adam, devoid of vital energy, remains motionless at the moment when […]...
24. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Bound Slave”In 1513-1516, Michelangelo made 2 sculptures made of marble: “The Dying Slave” and “The Bound Slave”. The latter, many contemporaries nicknamed “The Risen Slave” for the impulse of the figure depicted to freedom. Here she is conveyed in body movements, in tense muscles and in facial expression. The statue is designed for viewing from different […]...
25. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Conversion of Saul”The penultimate work of the legendary artist and architect Michelangelo was Saul’s Appeal. The painting was made as a fresco for one of the monasteries. It consists of two parts. The first part shows Jesus Christ directing the righteous fire on the Saul squad. He is surrounded by half-naked angels who either consider his action […]...
26. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Battle of Kashin”Michelangelo worked on a huge cardboard. For this, he was allocated the premises of the dyer hospital. He fills the canvas with naked soldiers who decide to swim in the heat in the Arno River. But at that time, anxiety was heard in the camp calling for a fight. Michelangelo depicted the soldiers who hastily […]...
27. Description of the sculpture Pieta by Michelangelo BuanarrotiMichelangelo’s Pieta “Lamentation of Christ” – the only work that was signed by him. Copies of this work can be seen in many Catholic churches in the world. Pieta’s figure is very interesting. The Italian master managed to subtly portray the lifeless Jesus in the hands of Our Lady. Here Madonna is quite young, who […]...
28. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Dying Slave”Slaves of Michelangelo Buonarroti – famous marble statues of the great Italian sculptor. Originally intended for the tombstone of Julius II, but the option for the implementation was chosen more modest scope, with a smaller number of sculptures. As a result, the finished work of the master “The Dying Slave” and opposed to her – […]...
29. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Brutus”Brutus remained in history as the murderer of Caesar, who trusted him and never wrote to the traitors. According to legend, dying, he slid to the ground with a wheeze “And you, Brutus!”, Which became a common expression, and now, many years later, almost a joke. At the time of Michelangelo, when the Renaissance in […]...
30. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Holy Family”Michelangelo is one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance. First of all, the sculptor, he also painted, wrote poems, was a famous thinker of his time. Speaking of his ancestors, they mention Mesira Simone, Count di Canossa, but there is no documentary evidence of such an origin, and now it seems doubtful. At the […]...
31. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “Noah’s Drunkenness”The first from the entrance to the chapel we will see the composition “Noah’s intoxication”. When Michelangelo worked on the Sistine Chapel, he neglected the sequence. This composition was to go immediately after the “Flood”. However, the author decided to act in his own way, and the visitor to the chapel first sees “Noah’s Drunkenness.” […]...
32. Description of the painting by the sculpture Michelangelo Buanarroti “Crouching Boy”Unfortunately, many statues intended for the Florentine church (Medici Chapel) by Michelangelo could not be completed. And some of the numerous statues created by the master for this purpose also did not adorn the tomb. Particularly distinguished among such works is the figure of the “Crouching Boy” (the Boy Squatting on Squat), which is now […]...
33. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Madonna of Brugge”The Madonna of Brugge is the only work by Michelangelo who left Italy during his lifetime, going to the church of Notre Dame in Brugge, a town, after whose name she received the name. It is made of stone, its height is 128 centimeters, and the sculptor, working on it, was obviously not guided by […]...
34. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “The Descent from the Cross”One of the most amazing masters of the Italian Renaissance is Buonarroti Michelangelo. His contribution to the history of world art is great – he was not only a brilliant sculptor, but also an outstanding painter, poet, architect, thinker. In his works we see the embodiment of not only physical, but also the spiritual beauty […]...
35. Description of the painting by the bas-relief of Michelangelo Buanarrotti “Battle of the Centaurs”The sculptor made his bas-relief from a piece of Carrara marble. It was a donation for the school of San Marco Lorenzo the Magnificent. It depicts a battle scene. If you look closely, you can see quite a boy who holds a stone in his hands. He is trying to throw him. Behind the youngster […]...
36. Description of the painting by the bas-relief by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Madonna at the stairs”Michelangelo began his journey with the creation of talented sculptures. Before us is his first work, which he skillfully carved out of marble at the age of 16 years. Already from it one can understand that this is the creation of a true master. The sculptor brings his own art into this art form. Striking […]...
37. Description of the fresco by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Fall and Exile from Paradise”The creation of a mural depicting the fall of mankind from the artist Michelangelo took 3 weeks. Even at night, he worked on his work, and for consecration Michelangelo attached lighted candles to his hat. The image consists of two parts. In the left part of it, people commit original sin. On the right side […]...
38. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Musicians”Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) – Italian artist. An innovator of European painting, a fan of realism and a lover of self-portraits harmoniously fit into their own paintings. It’s all about him, Caravaggio. The artist created his complex paintings on the canvas immediately, without a preliminary drawing or sketch. The whole creative way […]...
39. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Narcissus”The real name of Caravaggio is Michelangelo Merisi. He received his nickname because of the place where he was born – Caravaggio, located near Milan. He worked as a bricklayer, but his love for creativity and art attracted him. He studied art from people who painted murals, helping them to mix colors. Since he is […]...
40. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Dinner at Emmaus”In the period from 1599 to 1606, the painter Caravaggio painted two paintings on the same gospel plot – after the resurrection Jesus is the two disciples. Cleopas and another man, whose name is unknown, after the execution of the teacher of Christ were sent from Jerusalem to the place of Emmaus. Along the way, […]...