Description of the painting by the bas-relief by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Madonna at the stairs”

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3. 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 […]...
4. 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 […]...
5. 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 […]...
6. 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 […]...
7. 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 […]...
8. 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 […]...
9. 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 […]...
10. 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 […]...
11. 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 […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Madonna with a Snake”“Madonna Palafrenai” – this was the first name of the painting by Michelangelo Caravaggio, which depicts St. Anne, Mary and the boy Christ. The most dynamic is the figure of Mary, the child is set in motion under the gentle guidance of her mother, and the elderly Anna is at a distance in humble peace. […]...
14. 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 […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. 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 – […]...
19. 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 […]...
20. 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 […]...
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22. Description of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci “Madonna with a flower” (Madonna Benoit)Madonna with a flower is one of the first works of art of Leonardo. Da Vinci portrayed Madonna in a room with a darkened view, in which the image in the depth of a double window is the only source of light. The window is presented in the addition of greenish light, which can not […]...
23. 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. […]...
24. 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 […]...
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31. 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 […]...
32. 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 […]...
33. 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 […]...
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38. Description of the painting by Karl Crivelli “Madonna and Child”The plots of the icons are displayed in some paintings by artists who have no direct relationship to the clergy. One of such works can be considered “Madonna and Child” by the brilliant Venetian master Carlo Crivelli. The painting was created in the final years of the life of the talented painter of Italy. In […]...
39. 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 […]...
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