Michelangelo

Gift drawings can be considered an independent art genre. They differ from ordinary drawings and etudes in more elaboration and completeness. This type of drawing appeared in Italy at the

Persian Sibyl, fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti, a fragment of the Sistine Chapel painting. The Persian prophetess – Sibyl, in the prophecies of which eastern wisdom and mystery are laid. Called

The sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Evening” also has another name “Twilight”. The height of the sculpture is 197 cm, marble. In the tombs of Giuliano and Lorenzo Michelangelo resolutely departed

Sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Bacchus” or “Bacchus”. The height of the sculpture is 203 cm, marble. The first sculptural works by Michelangelo that have come down to us – the

. This work is the earliest known work of the sculptor, architect, artist and poet Michelangelo, which is a colored and extended version of Shongauer’s engraving. The painting was painted

This sculpture depicts a strong, beautiful young man, seeking to break the bonds. A passionate protest against enslavement and an unbroken will to win are conveyed in strong body movements

Here Michelangelo depicted the scene of the conversion of St. Paul. The New Testament tells how the Jew Saul, the persecutor of Christians, went in search of them, to bring

Type: Architecture. Year of creation: 1559. The Laurentian Library was designed by Michelangelo in 1524 for the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence. The whole structure, including the interior of

The Sistine Chapel was built in 1475-81, during the time of Pope Sixt IV, and the walls are still decorated with frescoes by remarkable masters of the time. The arch

Fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti depicting the Prophet Zechariah. The painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of the Cathedral of St. Peter. Zechariah, Hebrew priest, prophet, father of John

When Michelangelo received an order from the Pope Julius II for a fresco for the Sistine Chapel, its design was no different from the vaults of most of the churches

The only picture on the wooden board, regarding which there is no doubt about the authorship of Michelangelo, is considered to be “Tondo Doni”. However, in recent times, experts have

Detail of the Sistine Chapel painting, fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Prophets and sibyls are titanic images of people of great strength of passions and brightness of characters. The wise concentration

“Tondo” – the so-called round in shape picture or relief. In our case, this is not exactly a tondo; Michelangelo’s piece is a little more tall than wide. It got

When Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo received an order for battle paintings for the Palazzo Vecco in Florence, each of them began to look for the most winning plot. Leonardo,

The Crucifixion of St. Peter was the last painting by Michelangelo. Peter was sentenced to death in Rome in approximately 64 AD, during the reign of Emperor Nero, an ardent

“The position in the coffin” – an early unfinished painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti, which shows how the body of Christ, taken from the cross, is transferred to the coffin. Researchers

In 1505, Pope Julius II proposed to Michelangelo to create the most magnificent tomb of the Christian world. It was assumed that this would be a separate mausoleum measuring nine

The creation of Eve, the fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti, a fragment of the Sistine Chapel painting. The mural “The Creation of Eve” is a scene from the Book of Genesis

The fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti depicting the prophet Isaiah. The painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of the Cathedral of St. Peter. Isaiah, the Hebrew prophet, the zealous

The Delphic Sibyl, fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti, a fragment of the Sistine Chapel painting. The work on the ceiling that lasted for four years was not only a spiritual but