by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Tondo Pitti (ca. 1504-5; diameter 31 inches) In the Tondo Pitti group (commissioned by Bartolomeo Pitti), any formal frame is ignored and this outline is slightly oval. The Madonna and Child are simpler and more clearly formed than in the Tondo Taddei. With her left...
by Rob Jollymore | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Tondo Taddei (ca. 1503; diameter 40 inches) The Tondo Taddei (at the Royal Academy, London), and the Tondo Pitti (at the National Museum of the Bargello, Florence) are the only two roundels (circular relief sculptures) carved by Michelangelo, produced when he was in...
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 | Aug 29, 2010 | Exhibitions
The Michelangelo Experience Tour intends to share this unprecedented collection of Michelangelo masterpieces with the Central American public. Final tour dates and locations are still being finalized with the anticipated debut in Mexico City in 2016. Providing the...
