by Rob Jollymore | Sep 12, 2010 | Michelangelo Sculptures
Michelangelo’s Moses (ca. 1513-1516; height ~92.5 inches) San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome The powerful and majestic figure of Moses is depicted during the most important moment in his life. The plates of the Ten Commandments indicate that he has come from Mount...
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 | Sep 9, 2010 | Michelangelo Buonarroti
Insightful Facts about Michelangelo by Laura C. Johnson He lived to be 89 years old. Life expectancy during his time was 43 years. Michelangelo did not lie on his back when painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He stood. He was involved in a fraud when one of his...
