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1. 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. […]...
2. 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 […]...
3. 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 – […]...
4. 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 […]...
5. 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 […]...
6. 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 […]...
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 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 […]...
9. 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 […]...
10. 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 […]...
11. 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 […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. 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. […]...
14. Description of the sculpture by Miron “Discoball”“Discoball” – is one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity. In addition, this is the first sculpture that depicts a man in motion. At that time, it was very difficult to convey such complex movements in sculpture. The age of this sculpture is about two and a half thousand years. The original of this […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. Description of the sculpture Donatello “St. George”Sculpture “St. George” was created by the great Italian sculptor Donatello between 1415 and 1416. According to the custom of the time, the sculpture was ordered and paid for by the gunsmiths workshop, who planned to install a statue of their patron in the outer niche of the Or Or San Michele church. The created […]...
17. 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, […]...
18. 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 […]...
19. Description of the Alberto Giacometti Sculpture “The Walking Man”Walking man is a well-known sculpture, which has pierced with its deep meaning all the world art of the XX century. Authorship belongs to the genius master, graphics, artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966). A new look at the existence of an ordinary person, provided him fame not only in his native Switzerland, but also in other […]...
20. 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 […]...
21. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “The Thinker”The “Thinker” is the pinnacle of the creative work of the French sculptor of the second half of the 19th century, Auguste Rodin. Initially, the author called the statue “The Poet”, implying the creator of the Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri. The work was made to order by the Museum of Decorative Arts for two years […]...
22. Description of the sculpture “Apollo Belvedere”Many of us are familiar with the culture of the ancient world. We know how the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans lived. You can understand how the culture of those times looked from various sources, including sculptures. Nowadays, unfortunately, there are very few genuine works of sculptors of that time left on our planet. One […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. 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 […]...
25. 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 […]...
26. 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 […]...
27. 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 […]...
28. 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 […]...
29. 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 […]...
30. 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 […]...
31. Description of the sculpture by Eric Fishl “The Falling Woman”The sculpture of the American artist and sculptor Eric Fischl “Falling Woman” is an example of modern art. This statue is dedicated to people who died during the terrorist attack that took place in America, in the city of New York, on September 11, 2001. Before us is a sculpture of a female figure. A […]...
32. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “David”As they say in an ancient legend written in the Bible, a young and courageous young man, David, with a stone that he released from a sling, killed the formidable giant Goliath. And during the times of the Renaissance, many artists and sculptors took this story as the basis of their creation. The image of […]...
33. Description of the sculpture Benvenuto Cellini “Perseus”Perseus is known to be the son of Zeus. He was an invincible warrior. It is to him that the glory of the hero belongs, who was able to cut off the head of the famous Gorgon Medusa. In the 16th century, Cellini was asked to create a sculpture of Perseus in bronze. It was […]...
34. Description of the sculpture “Nick Samothrace”The statue of the winged goddess Nike is considered the most famous masterpiece of Greek art. She was discovered in the spring of 1863 on the island of Samothrace. Transported to the capital of France, and twenty years later installed on the stairs leading to the Louvre. Until now, people from different countries can admire […]...
35. Description of the sculpture by Venus de MiloIn the history of art there are not so many sculptures that instantly gained popularity. The widely revered statue of Venus de Milo is one of them. Venus in ancient Roman mythology was originally the goddess of spring and flowering; belonged to the ancient Italian gods. Later, Venus became revered as the goddess of love […]...
36. Description of the sculpture by Etienne Maurice Falcone “Dangerous Cupid”At the personal request of the Marquise de Pompadour herself, the famous sculptor creates a small sculpture of the god of love Amur. The marble figurine depicts a winged cute boy and received the name “The Dangerous Cupid”. Since the first exhibition, sculpture has become popular. First, the repeated statuettes were made by the author […]...
37. Description of the sculpture by Ivan Shadr “Cobblestone – the weapon of the proletariat”In Moscow, in the Park of the December Uprising there is a bronze sculpture called “Cobblestone – the weapon of the proletariat”. Its creator is Russian and Soviet sculptor Ivan Dmitrievich Shadr, who worked at the junction of two eras. This work is one of the best examples of realism of the Soviet period. The […]...
38. Description of the sculpture of Jean Houdon “Voltaire”Sculpture of Voltaire, made by Jean-Antoine Houdon, is considered the best work, exactly, conveying the image of the great philosopher. Shortly before his death, Voltaire agreed to pose for the sculptor. At that time he was eighty-four years old. Marble sculpture is famous not only for the amazing work of the author, skillfully conveying complex […]...
39. Description of the monument-sculpture “Motherland Calls” in VolgogradThe sculptural monument Motherland Calls is the central figure of the Mamayev Kurgan in the city-hero. The height of this structure is 52 meters. The hill on which the monument is located is of the bulk type, the height of the hill is 14 meters. Taking into account the length of the sword, the monument […]...
40. Description of the sculpture by Mikhail Kozlovsky “Polycrates” (1790)One of the most remarkable works of the sculptor, a talented representative of the generation crowning the Russian sculpture of the XVIII century, is the unforgettable “Polycrates”. The plot, which tells about the death of a tyrant, executed by opponents, is borrowed from ancient Greek history. The ruler of the island of Samos stood out […]...