In his love of action and his passion for the human form lay theĮlements of his art most easily lending themselves to exaggeration. Obedience to the Creator's summons, and Christ the Judge sweeping In hisįrescoes we again find the same motif,-Adam rising to his feet in Moses and theĭuke Giuliano are ready to rise to their feet if need be. It was a far cry from theĮlegant calm of the Greek god to the restless energy of this ruggedĮven with seated figures he followed the same principle. Thus in theĭavid we see preparation, aim, and action. Represent, a moment which suggests both the one preceding and the oneįollowing, and which gives us the whole story in epitome. Invariably fixed upon some decisive moment in the action he had to Of the Greeks, his chosen ideal was one of action. In contrast to the ideal of repose which was the leading canon The subtle Greek sense of line and form, he united an entirely new Struck out his own path his was a spirit to lead, not to follow.
Himself of the great principles of classic sculpture. Learning his first lessons in art of the Greeks, he soon possessed Utterance might be given to thoughts that raise man near to God." Raised, the backward bending of the loins, the curves of a woman'sīreast, the contours of a body careless in repose or strained forĪction, were all words pregnant with profoundest meaning, whereby fit Tendons of the ankle, the outline of the shoulder when the arm is Trunk above the hips, the starting of the muscles on the flank, the Or head, a neck superbly poised on an athletic chest, the sway of the In his art, says the critic Symonds, "a well-shaped hand, or throat, More clearly than in human forms sublime." "Nor hath God deigned to show himself elsewhere Through which he uttered his message to mankind. Vehicle of expression was the human body. In a vehement protest against evil, and a stirring call toĬonsidered both as a sculptor and a painter, Michelangelo's one Like the old Hebrew prophets, the artist poured out his soul Powers of darkness in which such heroes as David and Moses were Holiday to this strenuous spirit it was a stern conflict with the His subjects are all profoundly serious in intention. The strange fascination of his genius, seek to read the meaning of his Year by year there are more who, drawn by Ordinary sense of the word, the powerful influence which he exercises It." Yet while Michelangelo can never be a popular artist in the Knowledge is too wonderful for me it is high, I cannot attain unto The spectator must needs exclaim with humility, "Such He is one to awe rather than to attract, to overwhelm rather than toĭelight. The quality so vividlyĭescribed in the Italian word terribilità is his predominant trait. The presence of his works none can stand unimpressed, yet few dare toĬlaim any intimate knowledge of his art. Supremacy is acknowledged by all, but is understood by a few only. Michelangelo's place in the world of art is altogether unique. ON MICHELANGELO'S CHARACTER AS AN ARTIST.
The Cupid was photographedįrom the statue in the South Kensington Museum, London. Made from photographs by Fratelli Alinari. Note: All the pictures with the exception of the Cupid were PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES AND FOREIGN WORDS PORTRAIT OF MICHELANGELO ( See Frontipiece) Some of Michelangelo's Famous Italian Contemporaries
Outline Table of the Principal Events in Michelangelo's Life Historical Directory of the Works of Art in this Collection Order, but in a way which will lead the student from the subjects mostįamiliar and easily understood to those which are more abstract and His works, either in sculpture or painting. Serious, and whose artistic individuality is strongly impressed on all We are dealing here with a master whose import is always Impossible to secure any wide variety, either in subject or method of In making a collection of prints from the works of Michelangelo, it is HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1900ĬOPYRIGHT, 1900, BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO.
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The Riverside Art Series MICHELANGELO A COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN PICTURES The restored frescos and paintings are presented as modern color images with links.Īttributed to Bugiardini. However Sistine Chapel in Rome underwent extensive restoration and was inaugurated in 1999, after 20 years of restoration work. The images in this e book of the sculptures and paintings are from the original book.
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