by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Battaglia dei Centauri (Battle of the Centaurs, ca. 1490-92; 31 x 35 inches) This is another of the earliest known sculptures by Michelangelo, created when he was only a teenager. According to Condivi (1553), who called this sculptural relief “The Rape of Deianita and...
by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Madonna della Scala (or, The Madonna of the Steps; ca.1490-91; 22 x 15.5 inches) This is the earliest known sculpture by Michelangelo, created when he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. It remained in the Buonarroti family until two years after the master’s death,...
